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Definition of churchyard : The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.

Synonyms:

cemetery, graveside, God's acre, headstone, grave, burial ground, barrow, graveyard, dolmen, gravestone

Usage examples:

• So lost was the child in these thoughts, that she did not speak nor move till the service was over, and the weeping group that had stood by the grave had passed out of the churchyard. - "Stories of Many Lands", Grace Greenwood.
• And when the sermon is over, they take their hats and go out into the churchyard, and begin talking about something else as quickly as possible, to drive the unpleasant thoughts, if there are a few left, out of their heads. - "Sermons on National Subjects", Charles Kingsley.
• " It ought to be an avenue in a churchyard," he said. - "Lady Audley's Secret", Mary Elizabeth Braddon.