Synonyms for churchyard
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : church-yahrd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɜrtʃˌyɑrd |
Top 10 synonyms for churchyard Other synonyms for the word churchyard
Définition of churchyard
Origin :- early 12c., from church + yard (n.1).
- As in necropolis : noun cemetery
- As in boneyard : noun burial ground
- As in cemetery : noun burial ground
- But see the church in the hollow, and the folk who cluster in the churchyard!
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- He went first to the churchyard, where his mother's remains had been that day interred.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- He too was agitated; for he had not seen her since their parting in the churchyard.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- The rain was still falling as the carriage stopped at the churchyard.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- Very early on the morning of the wedding the Major made his appearance in the churchyard.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- They waited in the churchyard for the minister's appearance.
- Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
- Loutherbourg, the painter, found a resting-place in its churchyard.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
- After the carols they lingered in the churchyard to greet their friends.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
- The last word—whatever it would be—had certainly not been said in Hilton churchyard.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- The cottage that abutted on the churchyard was empty, and no other house stood near.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
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