Corpse vs Sarcophagus - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between corpse and sarcophagus

is that corpse is a dead body while sarcophagus is a stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.

is (intransitive|slang|of an actor) to lose control during a performance and laugh uncontrollably.

* corse (obsolete)

(en noun)

A dead body.

(archaic, sometimes, derogatory) A human body in general, whether living or dead.

* body * cadaver * carcass * See also

(corps)

(intransitive, slang, of an actor) To lose control during a performance and laugh uncontrollably.

(en-noun)

A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.

(informal) The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed reactor at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine.

* * * ("sarcophagus" on Wikipedia)