Associations to the word «Crypt»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CRYPT, noun. A cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church).

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky