What is another word for cemetery?

Pronunciation: [sˈɛmɪtəɹi] (IPA)

Cemeteries are a final resting place for the deceased. However, there are several alternative words which can be used to describe a cemetery. Graveyard, necropolis, burial ground or burial site are some of the synonyms for cemetery. Some cultures refer to cemetery as a Churchyard or Holy ground, while other cultures describe it as a Martyrs' or Heroes' cemetery. Some other synonyms include final resting place, graveyard site, mortality park, and eternal home. Regardless of its name, the cemetery holds a special place in the hearts of the families of those who have passed on and serves as a place of remembrance for those left behind.

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Usage examples for Cemetery

Many of the tombs in the cemetery adjoining the cathedral were observed to be decked with flowers so fresh as to indicate frequent renewals, and yet many years had intervened since the date borne by the stone slabs above the dead who were thus gracefully remembered.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
cemetery hill's in the way.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey
Then he had swerved onto the main street once more, which led on in an unbroken line almost to cemetery Hill, beyond which was the Dudley home.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey

Famous quotes with Cemetery

  • I have two brothers buried in the military cemetery in Texas. I don't want to see any more of that.
    F. Murray Abraham
  • I've got too many of my friends that retired and went home and got on a rocking chair, and about a year and a half later, I'm always going to the cemetery.
    Red Adair
  • To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is beating funeral marches.
    Charles Baudelaire
  • Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
    Henry Ward Beecher
  • War is the cemetery of futures promised.
    John Cory

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