Churchyard
noun
The area of ground around a church where people are buried.
They visited their grandfather's grave in the churchyard.
Often appears as...
- old churchyard
- churchyard gate
noun
The area of ground around a church where people are buried.
They visited their grandfather's grave in the churchyard.
Often appears as...
- old churchyard
- churchyard gate
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Pro Tip 1/3Not Just Burials
Beyond burials, a churchyard can be a place for community gatherings or quiet reflection.
The community held a fair in the churchyard every summer.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Significance
Churchyards can be significant historic sites, often with old graves and monuments.
The churchyard dates back to the 15th century and has ancient tombs.
Pro Tip 3/3Quiet and Reverence
Churchyards are typically tranquil places where people behave with respect and reverence.
Visitors maintain silence as a sign of respect when walking through the churchyard.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Just Burials
Beyond burials, a churchyard can be a place for community gatherings or quiet reflection.
The community held a fair in the churchyard every summer.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Significance
Churchyards can be significant historic sites, often with old graves and monuments.
The churchyard dates back to the 15th century and has ancient tombs.
Pro Tip 3/3Quiet and Reverence
Churchyards are typically tranquil places where people behave with respect and reverence.
Visitors maintain silence as a sign of respect when walking through the churchyard.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Just Burials
Beyond burials, a churchyard can be a place for community gatherings or quiet reflection.
The community held a fair in the churchyard every summer.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Significance
Churchyards can be significant historic sites, often with old graves and monuments.
The churchyard dates back to the 15th century and has ancient tombs.
Pro Tip 3/3Quiet and Reverence
Churchyards are typically tranquil places where people behave with respect and reverence.
Visitors maintain silence as a sign of respect when walking through the churchyard.
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Nalini Nadkarni: For the...
all of the trees on the sacred ground of the churchyard to remind people that they are protecting not only the nave and the Holy Scriptures and the pews and the pulpit but also the fact that the trees and the biota in their own churchyards are deserving of mindfulness
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Rachel Sussman: The...
to be able to be able to revert back to the polyp state after reaching full maturity. So that being said, it's highly unlikely that any jellyfish would survive that long in the wild. And back to the yew here. So as you can see, it's in a churchyard;
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The fascinating history...
but also hosted markets, fairs, and other events. Farmers even grazed cattle in them, believing graveyard grass made for sweeter milk. As cities grew during the industrial revolution, large suburban cemeteries replaced smaller urban churchyards.
Video examples
Nalini Nadkarni: For the...
all of the trees on the sacred ground of the churchyard to remind people that they are protecting not only the nave and the Holy Scriptures and the pews and the pulpit but also the fact that the trees and the biota in their own churchyards are deserving of mindfulness
Video examples
Rachel Sussman: The...
to be able to be able to revert back to the polyp state after reaching full maturity. So that being said, it's highly unlikely that any jellyfish would survive that long in the wild. And back to the yew here. So as you can see, it's in a churchyard;
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The fascinating history...
but also hosted markets, fairs, and other events. Farmers even grazed cattle in them, believing graveyard grass made for sweeter milk. As cities grew during the industrial revolution, large suburban cemeteries replaced smaller urban churchyards.
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
When stuck years ago in a job I hated, my only friend was the public bench. As the tedious mornings dragged on, how I would long for the lunch hour, when I would be able to escape the torture of the office and stroll over to the churchyard and into the comforting wooden embrace of one of its benches.
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Benjamin Jowett
English Theologian
Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.
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Robin Gibb
English Musician
I visit English country churchyards where historical figures are buried.
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Philip Massinger
English Dramatist
Many good purposes lie in the churchyard.
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
When stuck years ago in a job I hated, my only friend was the public bench. As the tedious mornings dragged on, how I would long for the lunch hour, when I would be able to escape the torture of the office and stroll over to the churchyard and into the comforting wooden embrace of one of its benches.
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Benjamin Jowett
English Theologian
Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.
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Robin Gibb
English Musician
I visit English country churchyards where historical figures are buried.
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Philip Massinger
English Dramatist
Many good purposes lie in the churchyard.
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