God's acre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of God's acre
1610–20; translation of German Gottesacker
Example Sentences
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This God's acre, where is traced indelibly in these rows of glorious stones the symbol of the spirit of this great country, and the record of the nation's sacrifice in the cause of freedom.
From Time Magazine Archive
I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls The burial ground, God's acre.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
The law allowed to every corporation its religiosus locus, its God's acre, property seldom confiscated even in the worst hours of the great persecutions.
From Rome by Malleson, Hope
What is the exact meaning of the word "yard?" and was not "God's acre" applied to Christian cemeteries before sepulture was admitted in churches or churchyards?
From Notes and Queries, Number 34, June 22, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.
From A Danish Parsonage by Vicary, John Fulford
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