CHURCHYARD

churchyard, God's acre

(noun) the yard associated with a church

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

churchyard (plural churchyards)

A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.

Synonyms

• (graveyard): see also cemetery.

• kirkyard (Scotland)

Source: Wiktionary


Church"yard`, n.

Definition: The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery. Like graves in the holy churchyard. Shak.

Syn.

– Burial place; burying ground; graveyard; necropolis; cemetery; God's acre.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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