God's acre

noun

1. a cemetery, especially one adjacent to a church; churchyard.

God's acre

noun

1. literary,  a churchyard or burial ground

Word History and Origins

Origin of God's acre¹

1610–20; translation of German Gottesacker

Word History and Origins

Origin of God's acre¹

C17: translation of German Gottesacker

Example Sentences

For the first year, the single men gathered for an all-night prayer vigil, ending with hymn singing in the graveyard they referred to as “God’s Acre.”

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In addition to the longstanding liturgy, the service includes a silent procession to the Salem Moravian Graveyard, also called “God’s Acre,” and concludes among the graves that go back generations.

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Go on a specific quest rather than allowing “God’s water to flow across God’s acre,” as an Afrikaans expression has it.

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Conservation charity Caring for God's Acre says many cemeteries are overgrown and neglected - but because of that, have also become a haven for wildlife.

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A plaque at the tower says Nazareth’s first Moravian graveyard was known as “God’s Acre” and was in use from 1744 to 1762.

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Related Words

• garden 
• graveyard 
• mortuary 
• tomb