Phrase guide
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noun
A public place where strangers, paupers, and criminals are buried.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Synonyms: pauper's grave, common grave
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a cemetery for unknown or indigent people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, necropolis
History
This phrase derives from the reference to the potter's field in the New Testament, Matthew 27:7. After Judas Iscariot committed suicide and left the 30 pieces of silver from betraying Jesus, the chief priest use the money to purchase a potter's field to bury gentiles.
