Sarcophagus
Sarcophagus noun - A boxlike container for holding a dead body.
Usage example: the crypt under the abbey church contains the sarcophagus of the monastery's founding abbot
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Vault and sarcophagus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vault" instead a noun "Sarcophagus".
Vault
Vault noun - An underground burial chamber.
Sarcophagus and vault are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sarcophagus" instead a noun "Vault".
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The Count shows Jonathan to a vault holding the sarcophagus of Abigail La'Fey, the stillborn illegitimate child of The Count's unfaithful wife, who both died 68 years previous.
Source: Music / Abigail
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