Gottesacker

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Gottesacker is a German term meaning “God’s field,” traditionally used to refer to a Christian burial ground or cemetery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian terminology
German term
religious term
AckerMeans field
associatedWithPlaceType churchyard
associatedWithPractice burial of the dead
associatedWithReligion Christianity
carriesSenseOf belonging to God
etymologyComponent Acker
Gott
GottMeans God NERFINISHED
hasConnotation consecrated land
sacred ground
hasLanguage German
hasMeaning God’s field
isOftenNear church
partOfCulturalTradition Christian funerary customs in German-speaking areas
refersTo Christian burial ground
cemetery
graveyard
semanticField death and burial
religion
sacred spaces
usedHistoricallyIn German-speaking regions
usedInContext Christian burial practices

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God’s Acre hasEtymologyForm Gottesacker