| 释义 |
God's acre
God's acre (gŏdz)n. A churchyard or burial ground.
[Translation of German Gottesacker : Gottes, genitive of Gott, god + Acker, field.]God's acre n (Ecclesiastical Terms) literary a churchyard or burial ground [C17: translation of German Gottesacker]God's′ a′cre
n. a churchyard. [1610–20; translation of German Gottesacker] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  God's acre - the yard associated with a church churchyardyard - a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town" |
God's acre
God's acreA nickname for a church graveyard. The phrase comes from the German word Gottesacker, meaning "God's field" or "God's seed field," an allusion to the notion that believers are "sown" in it. Well, we'll all be buried in God's acre someday.See also: acreGod's acre a churchyard. archaic This phrase comes from the German word Gottesacker meaning ‘God's seed field’ in which the bodies of the dead are ‘sown’.See also: acreGod’s acre n. a cemetery. When I end up in God’s acre, I want everything to go on without me. See also: acreGod's acreA churchyard burial area. The phrase is a translation of the German word, Gottesacker, “God's field” where the souls of the faithful are sown. The phrase also been used for the dedication of a portion of a farm field or a garden plot to growing food that will be given to the needy. The phrase should not be confused with Erskine Caldwell's 1933 novel, God's Little Acre.See also: acreGod's Acre
God’s AcreMoravian graveyard in Winston-Salem, N.C., with 3,000 identical marble markers. [Am. Hist.: Collier’s, XIX, 471]See: Burial GroundGod's acre
Synonyms for God's acrenoun the yard associated with a churchSynonymsRelated Words |