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Meaning of BAPTISTERY

Pronunciation:  'baptisturee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  bowl for baptismal water
 
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 Synonyms: baptismal font, baptistry, font
 
 See Also: basin

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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