lychgate
Sign in to saveAlso known as lichgate, lycugate, lyke-gate, lych gate
upright|thumb|A lychgate in Ceredigion, [[Wales, decorated for a wedding]]
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- encyclopedia article
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- gate
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- Lych Gate, Middle Church, Ballinderry - geograph.org.uk - 1633557.jpg
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- New International Encyclopedia
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- Lychgates
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Dates of surviving lychgates
- Use
- Wedding traditions
- Examples
- See also
- References
- External links
upright|thumb|A lychgate in Ceredigion, [[Wales, decorated for a wedding]]
A lychgate (from Old English līc, corpse) or resurrection gate is a covered gateway found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard. Examples also exist outside the British Isles in places such as Canada, the Upland South and Texas in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Norway, and Sweden.
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