crypt

• Unterirdischer Raum oder Gruft, meist unter einer Kirche oder auf einem Friedhof, der als Begräbnisstätte oder zur Aufbewahrung heiliger Reliquien dient.

A noun referring to an underground room or vault, typically beneath a church or cemetery, used as a burial place or for storing sacred relics.

1. Underground burial chamberB2formal

   An underground room or vault, typically beneath a church, used as a burial place.

   Krypta

   • The ancient crypt beneath the cathedral contains the remains of bishops.
   • Tourists visited the crypt to see the medieval tombs.
   • The crypt was dark and damp, with stone sarcophagi lining the walls.

   Synonymeburial chamberburial vaultcatacombsepulchertombvault