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
During the hours that the body of the sainted Thompson lay in state and was deposited in God's acre the flags were flying at half-mast, and every business place was closed.
From Alter Ego A Tale by Walker, W. W. (William Wesley)
A moat once surrounded the God's acre, and legend had it that at the bottom was a great bell which might never be drawn forth until six yoke of white oxen were harnessed to it.
From Highways and Byways in Sussex by Griggs, Frederick Landseer Maur
And a calm lay over the whole in the pale midday autumn light as though it were God's acre.
From The Son of His Mother by Viebig, Clara
I even passed his garden unsuspectingly for a week, never dreaming that behind that rank of leafy, rustling poplars lay a veritable "God's acre" of loveliness and fragrance.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
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