What is another word for churchyard?

Pronunciation: [t͡ʃˈɜːt͡ʃjɑːd] (IPA)

The word "churchyard" refers to a plot of land surrounding a church where graves are located. Some synonyms for the word include burial ground, graveyard, cemetery, final resting place, necropolis, and tombstone alley. Another word that can be used is sepulchre, which refers to a tomb or grave. A mausoleum is a large, elaborate tomb, often made of stone and containing multiple crypts. A crypt is an underground room used for burial. Some may also refer to the churchyard as the resting place or the last resting place of the deceased. Regardless of the word used to describe it, the churchyard remains a solemn and sacred place where loved ones are laid to rest.

What are the hypernyms for Churchyard?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Churchyard?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for churchyard (as nouns)

Usage examples for Churchyard

But a few days before, her little child had been carried to the churchyard; and it was said that the mother never held up her head after.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Yes, miss, there's him that was up there at the churchyard-ye didn't remark him, maybe-and one or two more.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
On the hill in the little churchyard, a tempest of wind swept across the graves.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole

Famous quotes with Churchyard

  • Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.
    Benjamin Jowett
  • Many good purposes lie in the churchyard.
    Philip Massinger
  • You know, it was only a generation ago that actors couldn't be buried in the churchyard.
    Ronald Reagan
  • So the baby was carried in a small deal box, under an ancient woman's shawl, to the churchyard that night, and buried by lantern-light, at the cost of a shilling and a pint of beer to the sexton, in that shabby corner of God's allotment where He lets the nettles grow, and where all unbaptized infants, notorious drunkards, suicides, and others of the conjecturally damned are laid.
    Thomas Hardy
  • Spurned by the young, but hugged by the old To the very verge of the churchyard mould.
    Thomas Hood

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