potter's field
noun (sometimes initial capital letters)
a piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor. Matthew 27:7.
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Origin of potter's field
First recorded in 1520–30
Words nearby potter's field
potter, Potteresque, Potteries, potter's clay, Potter's facies, potter's field, Potter's syndrome, potter's wheel, potter wasp, pottery, potting shed
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British Dictionary definitions for potter's field
potter's field
noun
US a cemetery where the poor or unidentified are buried at the public expense
New Testament the land bought by the Sanhedrin with the money paid for the betrayal of Jesus (which Judas had returned to them) to be used as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor (Acts 1:19; Matthew 27:7)
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