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单词 potter's field
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potter's field

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noun (sometimes initial capital letters)

a piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor. Matthew 27:7.

Origin of potter's field

First recorded in 1520–30

Words nearby potter's field

potter, Potteresque, Potteries, potter's clay, Potter's facies, potter's field, Potter's syndrome, potter's wheel, potter wasp, pottery, potting shed
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British Dictionary definitions for potter's field

potter's field

noun

US a cemetery where the poor or unidentified are buried at the public expense
New Testament 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)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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