God's acre

noun

A Christian place of burial; a churchyard.

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churchyard
OriginGerman Gottesacker →
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Meanings

nounGod's acre (plural God's acres)

plural God's acres

  1. poeticA Christian place of burial; a churchyard.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe yard associated with a church

Similar
churchyard
Broader
yard
Also see
cemeterychurchyardgraveyardnecropolis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanGottesacker
  2. EnglishGod's acre

Calque of German Gottesacker

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Translations

Dutch godsakker
  • godsakkerChristian place of burial
German Gottesacker
  • GottesackerChristian place of burial
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Chicago

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