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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOD'S ACRE

Translation of German Gottesacker.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GOD'S ACRE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOD'S ACRE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
God's acre 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 GOD'S ACRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of God's acre in the English dictionary

The definition of God's acre in the dictionary is a churchyard or burial ground.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOD'S ACRE

God forbid!
god game
God man
God particle
god-awful
God-botherer
God-fearing
Godard
Godavari
Godcast
godchild
godchildren
goddam
goddammit
goddamn
goddamned
Goddard

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOD'S ACRE

acre
conacre
farm the long acre
fiacre
Linacre
massacre
nacre
Peterloo Massacre
polacre
Saint Bartholomew´s Day Massacre
September Massacre
simulacre
stavesacre
wiseacre

Synonyms and antonyms of God's acre in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «God's acre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOD'S ACRE

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

Translator English - Chinese

神英亩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Acre de Dios
570 millions of speakers

English

God´s acre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भगवान का एकड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فدان الله
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Божья акров
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Acre de Deus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঈশ্বরের একর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

L´ acre de Dieu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hektar Tuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gottesacker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神のエーカー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하나님의 에이커
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gusti Allah hektar
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Nghia địa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடவுளின் ஏக்கர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देवाचा एकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tanrı´nın dönüm noktası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Acro di Dio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hektarowej Boga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Божа акрів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Acru lui Dumnezeu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Στρεμμάτων του Θεού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

God se akker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Guds åker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Guds acre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of God's acre

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOD'S ACRE»

The term «God's acre» is normally little used and occupies the 132.072 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOD'S ACRE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about God's acre

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOD'S ACRE»

Discover the use of God's acre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to God's acre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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WELCOME to GOD's ACRE Room for No More Sherryl Jones
Jasper the pup, Carlson the calf, Lona the lamb and Damien the duck all help each other and the other baby animals on Farmer Nyles's farm stay out of trouble.
Sherryl Jones, 2006
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Gleanings from God's Acre - Being a Collection of Epitaphs.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
John Potter Briscoe, 2010
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God's Little Acre
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erskine Caldwell including rare photos and never-before-seen documents courtesy of the Dartmouth College Library.
Erskine Caldwell, 2011
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A Walk Through Old Salem
The first person laid to rest in God's Acre was a weaver from the Single Brothers Choir, John Birkhead. Until the early 1800s, African-American Moravians were buried in God's Acre. However, an attitude of racial segregation eventually ...
‎2000
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God's Acre: Or Historical Notices Relating to Churchyards (1858)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Mrs Stone, 2010
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LIFE
Her father-in-law, Ty Ty Walden (beloiv), spent 15 years digging holes in his farm in hopes of finding a hidden cache of gold, fearful that it might turn up on the acre — God's acre — whose yield he has dedicated to the church. There is Pluto ...
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Devotions With Your Cat
Henry Wordsworth Longfellow calls the graveyard “God's Acre” in the following poem. GOD'S-ACRE. By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls The burial-ground God's-Acre! It is just; It consecrates each ...
Katherine Tapley-Milton
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God's Acre Beautiful; Or, the Cemeteries of the Future
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Anonymous, 2010
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Hiking North Carolina, 2nd: A Guide to Nearly 500 of North ...
Distance: A walk around the historic village, a loop of the arboretum, or an out- and-back to God's Acre are all about 0.6 mile. Walks around a boardwalk wetland are 3 miles and 1.2 miles. A long walk to SciWorks Museum and back is 7 miles.
Randy Johnson, 2007
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The Poems of Eugene Field
THE SINGING IN GOD'S ACRE 137 All withered now about his brow the laurel fillets droop, While Lachesis brews For the poor old Muse A portion of scalding soup. Engrave this line, O friends of mine! over my broken heart: "He hustled and  ...
Eugene Field, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOD'S ACRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term God's acre is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bethlehem raising money to repair Civil War monument
Taylor's father picked up his son's body two days later, and the soldier was buried at the Moravian Church's God's Acre cemetery at W. Market ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
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Wimborne being judged in regional In Bloom this Friday
Walking through Willow Walk and then driving to the Minster to see God's Acre, recently judged in the Dorset Wildlife Churches Competition. «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Hops and heritage in Bethlehem
Other stops include the Apothecary Garden, the 1741 Geimenhaus, Central Moravian Church and God's Acre. cComments. Got something to ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
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Raise a glass for Historic Bethlehem's new beer pub walking tour
The tour also winds through God's Acre cemetery, the outside of Nain-Schober House, Heckewelder House, Single Brethren's House, Central ... «lehighvalleylive.com, Jul 15»
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Officials Invoke Prospect of Blight Citation for God's Acre Antique
Officials are investigating whether they may invoke New Canaan's blight ordinance to prompt action from the owner of a vacant and seemingly ... «New Canaanite, Jun 15»
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Editorial: Naming bridge for George Hamilton IV is fine idea
Hamilton, who died last year and was buried in God's Acre in Old Salem, was a true Southern gentleman. He was a friend our editorial board as ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jun 15»
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Did You Hear … ?
... God's Acre, Vine Cottage, Center School Bell area and the Morse Court parking area.” Seldin said: “The New Canaan Beautification League ... «New Canaanite, Jun 15»
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Business 40 bridge in Winston-Salem could be named after country …
He is buried at God's Acre, the Moravian graveyard in Old Salem, which is near the bridge. Read full story: The Winston-Salem Journal ... «myfox8.com, Jun 15»
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Nature travel writers on the UK places that inspire them
Or, if you will, God's Acre in God's Own County. I went yesterday. Everything about the churchyard is perfect, beginning with the setting in a ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Shrewsbury cemetery granted special status
The surveys were first suggested to Shropshire Council, owner of the cemetery, by locally-based national charity Caring for God's Acre. «shropshirestar.com, Apr 15»

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