crypt

• Substantivo que designa uma câmara subterrânea, geralmente sob uma igreja ou cemitério, usada como local de sepultamento ou para guardar relíquias sagradas.

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.

   Cripta

   • 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.

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