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God's acre

God's acre noun: a Christian place of burial; a churchyard.

Noun

God's acre (plural God's acres)

  1. (poetic) A Christian place of burial; a churchyard.

Forms of God's acre

pluralGod's acres

Origin of God's acre

Calque of German Gottesacker

Questions about God's acre

What does God's acre mean?
God's acre means a Christian place of burial; a churchyard.
What part of speech is God's acre?
God's acre is a noun.
What is the plural of God's acre?
The plural of God's acre is God's acres.

Words near God's acre in the dictionary

  1. god willing
  2. God willing and the creek don't rise
  3. God wink
  4. God winks
  5. God works in mysterious ways
  6. God's acre
  7. God's acres
  8. God's advocate
  9. God's algorithm
  10. God's ape
  11. God's Blessing Green

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