- potter's field
- noun Etymology: from the mention in Matthew 27:7 of the purchase of a potter's field for use as a graveyard Date: 1777 a public burial place for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals
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Potter's Field — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Potter s Field Álbum de 12 Stones Publicación 24 de agosto, 2004 Género(s) Rock … Wikipedia Español
Potter's field — Potter Pot ter, n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. Ps. ii. 9. [1913 Webster] The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] De… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
potter's field — ☆ potter s field n. [< a burial place for strangers in Jerusalem (Matt. 27:7), ? orig. a potter s field ] a burial ground for paupers or unknown persons … English World dictionary
Potter's field — A potter s field was an American term for a place for the burial of unknown or indigent people. The expression derives from the Bible, referring to a field used for the extraction of potter s clay, which was useless for agriculture but could be… … Wikipedia
Potter's Field (Omaha) — The Potters Field Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska is located on a five acre plot of land at 5000 Young Street near the intersections of Young Street and Mormon Bridge Road. Like all Potter s Fields, it was used to bury poor people or people with no… … Wikipedia
Potter's Field (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Potter s Field Type = Studio Album Artist = 12 Stones Released = August 24, 2004 Recorded = Genre = Post grunge Alternative metal Length = 42:34 Label = Wind up Records Producer = Dave Fortman Reviews = Allmusic Rating|2|5… … Wikipedia
Potter's Field — A cemetery for foreigners near Jerusalem, bought with the thirty pieces of silver which had been given by the priests to Judas as a reward for betraying Jesus and which he threw back at them when he realized that what he had done was… … Dictionary of the Bible
potter's field — noun A public place where strangers, paupers, and criminals are buried. The despised pauper, most likely a foreigner, when his spirit has gone to its final resting place, is probably carried to the Potters Field … Wiktionary
potter's field — pot′ter s field′ n. (sometimes caps.) bib a burial place for unidentified persons and the poor. Matt. 27:7 • Etymology: 1526 (Tindale) … From formal English to slang
potter's field — (sometimes caps.) a piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor. Matt. 27:7. [1520 30] * * * … Universalium
