单词 | potter's field |
释义 | potter's fieldSEE SYNONYMS FOR potter's field ON THESAURUS.COM 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 fieldFirst recorded in 1520–30 Words nearby potter's fieldpotter, Potteresque, Potteries, potter's clay, Potter's facies, potter's field, Potter's syndrome, potter's wheel, potter wasp, pottery, potting shed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for potter's fieldpotter's field nounUS 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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