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crypt
(redirected from crypts of Lieberkühn)

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crypt  (krpt)
n.
1. An underground vault or chamber, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.
2. Anatomy A small pit, recess, or glandular cavity in the body.

[Latin crypta, from Greek krupt, from feminine of kruptos, hidden, from kruptein, to hide.]

crypt
Noun
a vault or underground chamber, such as one beneath a church, used as a burial place [Greek kruptē]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cryptcrypt - a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"
burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture - a chamber that is used as a grave

crypt
Translations

crypt [krɪpt] ncripta
crypt [krɪpt] ncrypte f
crypt [krɪpt] nKrypta f
crypt [krɪpt] ncripta

crypt
n crypt [kript]
a room under a church, used for burying people. kelder, grafkelder سِرداب، ديماس، قَبْو تَحت كنيسـه подземие krypta krypt; gravhvælving die Krypta κρύπτη cripta krüpt سردابۀ کلیسا krypta crypte חֶדֶר תַת-קַרקָעִי तहखाना kripta altemplom kapel bawah tanah (graf)hvelfing cripta 教会の地下室 교회당의 지하실 kripta kapenes (zem baznīcas) bilik bawah gereja crypt krypt krypta cripta criptă подземная часовня krypta kripta kripta krypta ห้องใต้ดินในโบสถ์ mahzen mezar 教堂地下室 склеп ت‍ہ خان‍ہ hầm mộ


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