Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A yard adjacent to a church, especially a cemetery.
- n. The ground on which a church stands.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The ground or yard adjoining a church; especially, such a piece of ground used for burial; hence, any graveyard belonging to a church.
Wiktionary
- n. A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the yard associated with a church
Examples
“Arching over the entrance to the churchyard is an amazing piece of artwork.”
“The view from the churchyard is inviting, since the church is built on top of a small hill.”
“In Zacatepec, Mexico, the gate to the churchyard is for pedestrian access only.”
In Zacatepec, Mexico, the gate to the churchyard is for pedestrian access only. © Julia Taylor, 2008
“Outside of the main churchyard was a little enclosed area, probably ear-marked for new resting places.”
“The churchyard is lined with milagro vendors, and no trip to the Basilica is the same without buying up at least a few.”
“One of my best-beloved churchyards I call the churchyard of St. Ghastly Grim; touching what men in general call it, I have no information.”
“One of my best beloved churchyards, I call the churchyard of Saint”
“Bolivian President Morales says army, police officials in contact with CIA; offers no proof Teenage girl decapitated 700 years ago reburied in English churchyard Hood not so good?”
“I'm sorry but the churchyard was a bit squished too and I couldn't get a good angle for the whole church.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘churchyard’.
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Words from the songs of Frank Black, a.k.a. Black Francis
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Some words of from XTC songs that I like or for some reason stand out. That and a dollar will get you a ride on the bus.
transistor, impaled, settee, sunspecs, neon, meccanic, infatuation, greenhouse, capers, consequence, excepted, helicopter and 112 more...
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Romantic Words
Words that inspire poetic romance and idyllic atmosphere in my mind.
chapel, vale, abbey, beck, willow, lych-gate, churchyard, herb, damask, beryl, foxglove
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yikes, colonel, shepherd, glosses, wanderlust, bonkers, risk, churchyard, lucky, guardian, bark, racer and 2 more...
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the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly...
sepulcher, necropolis, cemetery, churchyard, mournful, gloomily, bleeding, drown, foreboding, shadow, desolate, bereft and 16 more...
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