noun
Meaning 1
A Christian place of burial; a churchyard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: poetic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
God's acre
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noun
Meaning 2
the yard associated with a church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: churchyard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: yard
History
Etymology
Calque of German Gottesacker
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: godsakker — Christian place of burial
- German: Gottesacker — Christian place of burial