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Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.
Benjamin Jowett

Meaning of "churchyard" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHURCHYARD

churchyard  [ˈtʃɜːtʃˌjɑːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHURCHYARD

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preposition
conjunction
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Churchyard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHURCHYARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

churchyard

Churchyard

A churchyard is a patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church, which is usually owned by the relevant church or local parish itself. In the Scots language or Northern English language, this can also be known as a kirkyard or kirkyaird. In England, the fact that in an open field village there were very few fenced areas meant that the yew trees needed for longbows were commonly grown in the churchyard since the foliage is poisonous to cattle. Churchyards can be host to unique and ancient habitats because they may remain significantly unchanged for hundreds of years. While churchyards can be any patch of land on church grounds, historically, they were often used as graveyards.

Definition of churchyard in the English dictionary

The definition of churchyard in the dictionary is the grounds surrounding a church, usually used as a graveyard.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHURCHYARD


ballyard
ˈbɔːlˌjɑːd
barnyard
ˈbɑːnˌjɑːd
boneyard
ˈbəʊnˌjɑːd
brickyard
ˈbrɪkˌjɑːd
courtyard
ˈkɔːtˌjɑːd
dockyard
ˈdɒkˌjɑːd
dooryard
ˈdɔːˌjɑːd
farmyard
ˈfɑːmˌjɑːd
feedyard
ˈfiːdˌjɑːd
graveyard
ˈɡreɪvˌjɑːd
junkyard
ˈdʒʌŋkˌjɑːd
kirkyard
ˈkɜːkˌjɑːd
lumberyard
ˈlʌmbəˌjɑːd
saleyard
ˈseɪlˌjɑːd
shipyard
ˈʃɪpˌjɑːd
steelyard
ˈstiːlˌjɑːd
stockyard
ˈstɒkˌjɑːd
tanyard
ˈtænˌjɑːd
timberyard
ˈtɪmbəˌjɑːd
woodyard
ˈwʊdˌjɑːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHURCHYARD

churching
churchism
churchless
churchliness
churchly
churchman
churchmanly
churchmanship
churchmen
churchpeople
churchward
churchwarden
churchway
churchwoman
churchwomen
churchy
churchyard beetle
churidar pyjamas
churidars
churinga

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHURCHYARD

back yard
backyard
Bayard
boatyard
coal yard
freight yard
goods yard
in one´s own back yard
lanyard
Layard
naval dockyard
navy yard
railway yard
Savoyard
schoolyard
scrapyard
timber yard
vineyard
yard
your own backyard

Synonyms and antonyms of churchyard in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «churchyard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHURCHYARD

Find out the translation of churchyard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of churchyard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «churchyard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

境内
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cementerio
570 millions of speakers

English

churchyard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क़ब्रिस्तान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكنيسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

погост
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমাধিক্ষেত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cimetière de l´église
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gereja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kirchhof
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

教会の墓地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교회 묘지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Griya sakit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con bọ láp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சர்ச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चर्चयार्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kilise bahçe mezarlığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cimitero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cmentarz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цвинтар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cimitir
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκκλησίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kerkhof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

churchyarden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kirkegården
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of churchyard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHURCHYARD»

The term «churchyard» is regularly used and occupies the 63.799 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHURCHYARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about churchyard

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2 QUOTES WITH «CHURCHYARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word churchyard.
1
Benjamin Jowett
Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.
2
Philip Massinger
Many good purposes lie in the churchyard.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHURCHYARD»

Discover the use of churchyard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to churchyard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Exploring English Churchyard Memorials
Exploring English churchyard memories
Hilary Lees, 2002
2
The churchyard lyrist, 500 inscriptions
George Mogridge.
George Mogridge, 1832
3
English Churchyard Memorials
He also includes an appendix on epitaphs. This book is an invaluable guide to the historian, the antiquarian, the art historian, and the clergy.
Frederick Burgess, 2004
4
Morals from the Churchyard; in a Series of Cheerful Fables: ...
VISIT OP THE BUTTERFLY TO THE CHURCHYARD. So the churchyard was green again, and the insects were happy. And about the middle of the next day, there came a butterfly into the churchyard, enticed by the freshness — a butterfly, the ...
Edward Caswall, 1838
5
Flowers of the Churchyard, Atransl
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Flowers, Sj, 2011
6
Elegy Written in Country Churchyard and Other Poems
What Dr. Johnson admitted with regard to the Elegy in a Country Churchyard may , without any restriction, be applied to his works : the merit of their author is now so generally appreciated, the public suffrages concurring with the competent ...
Thomas Gray, 1853
7
Capers in the Churchyard: Animal Rights Advocacy in the Age ...
Capers in the Churchyard: Animal Rights Advocacy in the Age of Terror discusses current advocacy trends, tracing one campaign across the Atlantic to a family dairy farm in central England which, for a number of years, has bred animals for ...
Lee Hall, 2006
8
The churchyard
This publication covers excavations in the churchyard of Wharram Percy, North Yorkshire. It complements a previous volume in this series (Wharram III), which was concerned with the excavation of the associated church and its interior.
Simon Mays, Charlotte Harding, Carolyn M. Heighway, 2007
9
Thomas Gray's Elegy written in a country churchyard
Summary: a collection of nine critical essays on Gray's Elegy written in a country churchyard arranged in chronological order of original publication.
Harold Bloom, 1987
10
The Magdalen churchyard
MAGDALEN. CHURCHYARD. v/N the decline of a fine day in autumn, having passed through the magnificent garden of the Tuil- eries, I repaired to indulge my melancholy thoughts, under the thick foliage of Elysian groves. I had already, with  ...
Jean-Joseph Regnault-Warin, Jean Baptiste Joseph Innocent Philadelph Warin, 1809

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHURCHYARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term churchyard is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man's body found in Wadesboro parking lot, death 'suspicious'
“They do have a path walking, they walk from that churchyard down to here," Clarence Tyson told WBTV. “Yes, they walk, they have paths in the ... «WBTV, Jul 15»
2
Volunteer groups cleaning up in Penryn town centre
Councillors also praised a new volunteer group, the Friends of St Gluvias Churchyard, which was working towards cleaning up the cemetery. «Falmouth Packet, Jul 15»
3
Tale of the tulips means judgement day for Holbeach
“They were impressed with the War Memorial, which is looking really good, and the churchyard which gave them a bit of a wow factor. «Spalding Guardian, Jul 15»
4
American visitors come to Anahilt Presbyertian Church
They later spent time at the Rev McBroom's burial site in Annahilt Parish Churchyard. Dynamic Dart Advertisement. Accompanying them were ... «Ulster Star, Jul 15»
5
Anger over long grass by graves
Her two sons, husband and parents are buried in the churchyard. “The grass is higher than my waist,” she said. “The council has only got ... «Maldon and Burnham Standard, Jul 15»
6
St Albans Vicar to take up new post in Aston
... has led a “creative churchyard project focused on welcoming visitors", environmental conservation and brought in artworks and helped renovate the extensive ... «St Albans & Harpenden Review, Jul 15»
7
Coronation Street: First look at Deirdre Barlow's funeral
Other pictures show the ceremony and in the churchyard Ken can be seen giving Tracy a sharp look even though he is trying to grieve and not ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Garth "Warren Ellis" Ennis to Write James Bond Book and Romance …
Senior Editor Joseph Rybandt says, "I've long been a fan of Warren, going back to his earliest works (for instance, Lazarus Churchyard when it ... «The Outhouse, Jul 15»
9
Attackers kick and punch man's face in Shoreham
He was sitting on a bench in St Mary de Haura Churchyard between 8.55pm and 9.05pm when he was approached by three men and two ... «Shoreham Herald, Jul 15»
10
Catholic hierarchy stand by while nuns' orders seek to obstruct …
These graves lie in mounds at St Mary's churchyard in the town. One victim told of the "sadistic, sick, mental torture" in Lanark. Another of "a ... «National Secular Society, Jul 15»

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