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Sepulcher vs Crypt - What's the difference?

sepulcher | crypt |

As nouns the difference between sepulcher and crypt

is that sepulcher is a burial chamber while crypt is an underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.

As a verb sepulcher

is to bury the dead.

sepulcher

English

Alternative forms

* sepulchre (UK)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A burial chamber.

    • Synonyms

    * tomb

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bury the dead.

    • Synonyms

    * inter

    Related terms

    * right of sepulchre * sepulchral * sepulture

    Anagrams

    * English terms derived from Latin

    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)