"God's acre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: God's acres [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Gottesacker Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Gottesacker}} Calque of German Gottesacker Head templates: {{en-noun}} God's acre (plural God's acres)
  1. (poetic) A Christian place of burial; a churchyard. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-God's_acre-en-noun-R2hkqK68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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