God’s acre

God's acre

A nickname for a church graveyard. The phrase comes from the German word Gottesacker, meaning "God's field" or "God's seed field," an allusion to the notion that believers are "sown" in it. Well, we'll all be buried in God's acre someday.See also: acre

God’s acre

n. a cemetery. When I end up in God’s acre, I want everything to go on without me. See also: acre