A lychgate (from Old English līc, corpse) or resurrection gate[1] is a covered gateway found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard.

lych-gate, (from Middle English lyche, “body”; yate, “gate”) roofed-in gateway to a churchyard in which a bier might stand while the introductory part of the burial service was read. The most …

A covered gate, usually at the entrance to a churchyard. The term lych evolved from the Saxon word for corpse, and the lych gate was traditionally a place where corpse bearers carried the …

2023年12月23日 · Traditionally, a lychgate is a roofed gateway to a churchyard, notable for its distinctive and often ornate design, serving both functional and aesthetic purposes. At the core …

The meaning of LYCH-GATE is a roofed gate in a churchyard under which a bier rests during the initial part of the burial service.

Many older churches have a lych gate (sometimes spelt lytch gate or lychgate) built over the entrance to the church grounds. The lych gate marks the division between consecrated and …

If you approach an old church, you might enter the churchyard through a gatehouse, or—by name since the 15th century—a lych-gate (also spelled lich-gate).

2024年11月11日 · lych-gate (plural lych-gates) A churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await the arrival of the clergyman.

2022年6月17日 · If you have wandered or driven past houses in some well-established suburbs you may have noticed small shed-like structures above the entrance gate. These structures …

A lychgate or as two separate words lych gate, is a gateway covered with a roof found at the entrance to a traditional English churchyard. The name comes from the Old English for a …