the field of blood
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Aceldama (Acts i, 19), the piece of ground purchased with the blood- money of our Saviour, and set apart for the burial of strangers.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “the field of blood” mean?
Aceldama (Acts i, 19), the piece of ground purchased with the blood- money of our Saviour, and set apart for the burial of strangers.
Is “the field of blood” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.