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Gruft: crypt — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Gruft

crypt

crypt; burial vault

IPA/ɡʁʊft/

For “Gruft”, use the standard German lexical stress shown by the IPA.

Meaning 1neutral · 86%

crypt; burial vault

Unter der Kirche befindet sich eine alte Gruft.

In der Gruft wurden mehrere Adlige bestattet.

Die Gruft ist wegen Restaurierungsarbeiten geschlossen.

Gruft is more specific than Grab and usually refers to a constructed burial chamber.

Gruft is more specific than Grab and usually refers to a constructed burial chamber.

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Which meaning best matches “Gruft”?

An underground or enclosed burial chamber, often beneath a church or mausoleum.