churchyard
NounSynonyms:
God's acre
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the yard associated with a churchSynonyms: God's acre
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Churchyard \Church"yard`\, n. The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery. [1913 Webster]
Like graves in the holy churchyard. --Shak.
Syn: Burial place; burying ground; graveyard; necropolis; cemetery; God's acre. [1913 Webster]