The word part "crypt" is a root that means "hidden".

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”). Suffix. edit. -crypt. Cryptography. ‎en- + ‎-crypt → ‎encrypt: ‎de- + ...

8 дней назад · CRYPT definition: 1. a room under the floor of a church where bodies are buried 2. a room under the floor of a church…. Learn more.

26 нояб. 2024 г. · 1. a : a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground; especially : a vault under the main floor of a church b : a chamber in a mausoleum.

2 meanings: 1. a cellar, vault, or underground chamber, esp beneath a church, where it is often used as a chapel, burial place,.

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun crypt. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

A crypt is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building. It typically contains coffins, sarcophagi, or religious relics. Visigothic crypt ...

crypt (plural crypts). (now rare) A cave or cavern. [from 15th c.] An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.

A crypt is a vault for burying the dead and is often underneath or part of a church building. Crypt rhymes with "gripped."