baptistry
English
Baptistry in Florence, Italy, a separate building just across from the Duomo
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Etymology
From Middle English baptistery, baptisterie, from Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion); equivalent to baptism + -ry.
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.
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Translations
space where a baptismal font is located
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