‘Cemetery’ and ‘graveyard’ share the same meaning of “burial ground,” referring to a place where dead bodies are buried. However, ‘graveyard’ usually suggests a small cemetery, such as one situated next to a church.
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many dead people are buried or otherwise entombed.
Graveyard is a newer word, and was initially a much more religiously neutral one: When it first popped up in English in the mid-1700s, it simply meant “a burial ground.”
/ ˈɡreɪvˌjɑrd / Add to word list a place where dead people are buried (Definition of graveyard from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The words “cemetery” and “graveyard” often appear interchangeable, but they have distinct meanings rooted in history and usage. Exploring these differences helps clarify their unique characteristics.
A graveyard is an area of land, sometimes near a church, where dead people are buried. They made their way to a graveyard to pay their traditional respects to the dead.
A graveyard is an area of land set aside for burial. It is usually adjacent to a place of worship. In the Middle Ages people who were wealthy or of high social status were buried in a crypt inside the church.
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