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Crypt vs Sarcophagus - What's the difference?

crypt | sarcophagus |

As nouns the difference between crypt and sarcophagus

is that crypt is an underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place while sarcophagus is a stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.

crypt

English

(wikipedia crypt)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.
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  • (anatomy) A small pit or cavity in the body

    • See also

    * encrypt (slang)

    sarcophagus

    English

    Noun

    (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.

    • Related terms

    * autosarcophagy

    External links

    * * * ("sarcophagus" on Wikipedia)