potter's field

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈpɑː.tərz ˈfiːld/
- /ˈpɑː.tərz fiːld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈpɑː.tərz ˈfiːld/

Definitions of potter's field words

noun potter's field a piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor. Matt. 27:7. 1
noun potter's field a cemetery where the poor or unidentified are buried at the public expense 0
noun potter's field the land bought by the Sanhedrin with the money paid for the betrayal of Jesus (which Judas had returned to them) to be used as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor (Acts 1:19; Matthew 27:7) 0
noun potter's field a burial ground for paupers or unknown persons 0

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Origin of potter's field

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30

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Parts of speech for Potter's field

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adverb

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preposition

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potter's field popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for potter's field

noun potter's field

boneyard — a cemetery; graveyard
boot hill — a cemetery of a frontier settlement, especially one in which gunfighters were buried.
burial ground — A burial ground is a place where bodies are buried, especially an ancient place.
burying ground — a burial ground.
cemetery — A cemetery is a place where dead people's bodies or their ashes are buried.

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