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Webster 1913 Edition
Baptistry
{
, Bap′tis-ter-y
,Bap′tis-try
}Noun.
pl.
Baptisteries
, Baptistries
. [L.
baptisterium
, Gr. βαπτιστήριον
: cf. F. baptistère
.] (Arch.)
(a)
In early times, a separate building, usually polygonal, used for baptismal services. Small churches were often changed into baptisteries when larger churches were built near.
(b)
A part of a church containing a font and used for baptismal services.
Definition 2024
baptistry
baptistry
English
Baptistry in Florence, Italy, a separate building just across from the Duomo
Alternative forms
Noun
baptistry (plural baptistries)
- (Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.
- An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
Translations
space where a baptismal font is located
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