2006-08-08 09:04:54 · 19 answers · asked by rowoe 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies are buried. The term cemetery implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground.
Cemeteries in the Western world are the place where the final ceremonies of death are observed. These ceremonies or rites differ according to cultural practice and religious belief.
Cemeteries are distinguished from other burial grounds by their location; they are usually not adjoined to a church.
A graveyard, on the other hand, is located in a churchyard (Scots language or archaic English language: kirkyard), although a churchyard can also be any patch of land on church grounds.
wikipedia.com
That's the technical, people today use them interchangeably.
2006-08-08 09:09:01 · answer #1 · answered by Meh 3 · 10⤊ 0⤋
Cemetery Vs Graveyard
2016-12-14 18:41:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Graveyard Vs Cemetery
2016-09-29 05:34:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-27 22:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by Abby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Touring Charleston SC the guide explained that a Graveyard is land designated by a church on church grounds, while a cemetery can be commercial and general such as Forest Lawn in California.
2016-10-08 06:46:57 · answer #5 · answered by EMMITT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Graveyards=Privately owned
Cemeteries=For public burial use
2014-04-22 08:22:20 · answer #6 · answered by Christian Meier 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meh is right!
According to my Oxford Pocket Dictionary, a 'cemetery' is;
a burial ground other than a Churchyard.
So although people might use the words indiscriminately, there IS a big difference!!
(Just like those prats who think that 'loose' means the same 'lose' - AND that it's pronounced the same!)
; )
2006-08-08 11:41:18 · answer #7 · answered by _ 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
A graveyard is associated with a church and only members of that church can be buried there unless church days otherwise.
Cemetery is for public/private use more or less. You can pay to be buried there.
2015-08-13 09:26:01 · answer #8 · answered by Steven 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a difference in regards to the impression and connotation of each word. obviously a cemetery sounds more dignified than a graveyard. They words are synonymous in toady's vernacular. An example would be
Attorney - Lawyer
Accountant - Bookkeeper
City Hall - Government Center
Prayer - Worship
2006-08-08 10:24:49 · answer #9 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
a cemetery is a place where dead bodies are buried and the land is not barren while a graveyard is one thats like a yard where dead bodies are buried
2013-10-30 01:07:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋