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Crypt vs Mortuary - What's the difference?

crypt | mortuary |

As nouns the difference between crypt and mortuary

is that crypt is an underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place while mortuary is a place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation.

As an adjective mortuary is

of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.

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)

    mortuary

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal

    • Noun

    (mortuaries)
  • a place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation
  • a morgue
  • (historical) A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner.

    • Synonyms

    * (ecclesiastical heriot)