Definition of Crypt. Meaning of Crypt. Synonyms of Crypt

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Definition of Crypt

Crypt
Crypt Crypt (kr[i^]pt), n. [L. crypta vault, crypt, Gr. kry`pth, fr. kry`ptein to hide. See Grot, Grotto.] 1. A vault wholly or partly under ground; especially, a vault under a church, whether used for burial purposes or for a subterranean chapel or oratory. Priesthood works out its task age after age, . . . treasuring in convents and crypts the few fossils of antique learning. --Motley. My knees are bowed in crypt and shrine. --Tennyson. 2. (Anat.) A simple gland, glandular cavity, or tube; a follicle; as, the crypts of Lieberk["u]hn, the simple tubular glands of the small intestines.

Meaning of Crypt from wikipedia

- A crypt (from Gr**** κρύπτη (kryptē) crypta "vault") is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building. It typically contains coffins...
- The Imperial Crypt (German: Kaisergruft), also called the Capuchin Crypt (Kapuzinergruft), is a burial chamber beneath the Capuchin Church and monastery...
- The Capuchin Crypt is a small space comprising several tiny chapels located beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini on the Via...
- Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series created by William Gaines and Steven...
- Tales from the Crypt is an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series that was published by EC Comics from 1950 to 1955 created by Bill Gaines...
- extends into deep and partly branched tonsillar crypts, of which there are about 10 to 30. The crypts greatly increase the contact surface between environmental...
- Tales from the Crypt is a 1972 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis. It is an anthology film consisting of five separate segments, based on...
- A crypt is a stone chamber. Crypt may refer also to: Crypt Records, a record label Crypts, a fictional alien race in The Man from Nowhere, a Dan Dare...
- Tales from the Crypt may refer to: Tales from the Crypt (album), by American rapper C-Bo Tales from the Crypt (comics), published by EC Comics during the...
- Royal Crypt may refer to: Royal Crypt (Belgium), burial place of Belgian monarchs Royal Crypt of Superga, burial place of Italian monarchs Burial sites...