crypt

as in tomb
an underground burial chamber the old church's crypt is the final resting place for the president and his beloved wife

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Recent Examples on the Web Many children might have been frightened by the 17th-century Capuchin crypt in Rome, where the walls are encrusted with skeletal remains. Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024 Archaeologists worked in ventilated suits in case the fungi and bacteria inhabiting the crypts were dangerous, according to the release. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024 The penultimate episode had ended with flashbacks to that fateful day: Louis is shoved into a coffin filled with gravel and locked in a crypt to die from starvation. Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 History of the archaeological crypt and excavations Ancient Rome. Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for crypt 

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“Crypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crypt. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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