POTTER'S FIELD


Meaning of POTTER'S FIELD in English

■ noun historical a burial place for paupers and strangers.

Origin

the name of a piece of land near Jerusalem bought for this purpose with the money given to Judas Iscariot for betraying Jesus (Matt. 27:7).

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