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baptistry

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bap·tis·ter·y also bap·tis·try  (bpt-str)
n. pl. bap·tis·ter·ies also bap·tis·tries
1. A part of a church or a separate building used for baptizing.
2. A font used for baptism.
[Middle English baptisterie, from Old French, from Late Latin baptistrium, from Greek baptistrion, from baptizein, to baptize; see baptize.]
baptistry, baptistery [ˈbæptɪstrɪ]
n pl -ries, -eries
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a tank in a Baptist church in which baptisms are carried out
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.baptistrybaptistry - bowl for baptismal water            
baptismal font, baptistery, font
basin - a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"


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The author then guides a pilgrim in a walk around the typical parts of the traditional Catholic church, explaining the role (and consequently the structure and place) of the altar, the altar rail, the baldachin, the baptistry, the confessional, the facade, the gallery, the lectern, the narthex, the nave, the portal, the pulpit, the reredos, the rose window, the sanctuary, the tabernacle, etc.
Ugly as Sin: why they changed our churches from sacred places to ... by Kennedy, Leonard / Catholic Insight
Now, totally dependent on her use of morphemes, she spins from the ceiling of the Baptistry embarrassing the cloister nuns with a lust for her revealing lexicon: her enclitic suffix barely attached, her accusative inflections unwept and unproffered.
Miss la la's leap from bible verse to modern verse by Gillispie, Charles / Commonweal
The author begins by reminding us that the very essence of the Renaissance lay in the desire to revive and surpass classical antiquity, and she shows how fundamental competition was, starting with the contest sponsored by the Florentine civic authorities in 1401 for the commission for the Baptistry doors.
Renaissance Rivals: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian by Hall, Marcia / Renaissance Quarterly
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