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churchyard

[church-yahrd] / ˈtʃɜrtʃˌyɑrd /
NOUN
boneyard
Synonyms
WEAK
God's acre Golgotha boot hill catacomb cemetery charnel charnel house city of the dead crypt eternal home funerary grounds garden grave graveyard marble town memorial park mortuary necropolis ossuary polyandrium potter's field resting place sepulcher tomb vault
NOUN
cemetery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
garden graveyard mortuary tomb
STRONG
Golgotha catacomb charnel crypt grave necropolis ossuary sepulcher vault
WEAK
God's acre boot hill charnel house city of the dead eternal home funerary grounds marble town memorial park polyandrium potter's field resting place
NOUN
necropolis
Synonyms
STRONG
catacomb charnel crypt graveyard sepulcher tomb vault
WEAK
God's acre boot hill charnel house city of the dead funerary grounds potter's field

Example Sentences

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Only days before, Al-Rahi had stood in the very churchyard where the crowd assembled Wednesday for his funeral.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

In the early 19th century, Americans usually died at home and were buried in the local churchyard or on family-owned land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Jules said Peters' ashes will be buried in the churchyard across the road from the pub she runs with her sons.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

He pointed to the churchyard, where a memorial stone commemorates six Ukrainian soldiers killed in the battle for Lypivka.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024

An elderly man emerged from one, walked to the churchyard, and scattered birdseed.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.