potter's field
potter's field · potter's fields
A public place where strangers, paupers, and criminals are buriedA public place where strangers, paupers, and criminals are buried.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A public place where strangers, paupers, and criminals are buried.
More definitions
- a cemetery for unknown or indigent people
Origin
This phrase derives from the reference to the potter's field in the New Testament, MatthewThis phrase derives from the reference to the potter's field in the New Testament, Matthew 27:7. After Judas Iscariot committed suicide and left the 30 pieces of silver from betraying Jesus, the chief priest use the money to purchase a potter's field to bury gentiles.
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