God’s Acre.

A churchyard or cemetery.

“I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls

The burial ground God’s Acre.”—Longfellow.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Goats
Gobbler (A)
Gobbo (Launcelot)
Gobelin Tapestry
Goblin
Goblin Cave
Goblins
God
Gods
Gods
God’s Acre
Gods Secretaries (The)
God-child
Goddess Mothers (The)
Godfather
Godfathers
Godfrey
Godfrey’s Cordial
Godiva (Lady)
Godless Florin (The)
Godliness