Meaning of BAPTISTERY
| Pronunciation: | | 'baptisturee
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[n] bowl for baptismal water |
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BAPTISTERY is a 10 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | baptismal font, baptistry, font |
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| | See Also: | | basin | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bap"tis*ter*y\,Baptistry \Bap"tis*try\, n.; pl.
{Baptisteries}, {-tries} (?). [L. baptisterium, Gr. ?: cf. F.
baptist[`e]re.] (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.
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| | Related Terms: | | affusion, ambry, apse, aspergation, aspersion, baptism, baptismal gown, baptismal regeneration, baptizement, blindstory, chancel, choir, chrismal, christening, cloisters, confessional, confessionary, crypt, diaconicon, diaconicum, Easter sepulcher, font, immersion, infusion, nave, porch, presbytery, rood loft, rood stair, rood tower, sacrarium, sacristy, sprinkling, total immersion, transept, triforium, vestry |
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