Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A part of a church or a separate building used for baptizing.
- noun A font used for baptism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A building or a portion of a building in which is administered the rite of baptism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun A part of a church containing a font and used for baptismal services.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
baptistry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun bowl for baptismal water
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The baptistery is a beautiful fount of carved stone.
The Meseta Purepecha 2008
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The baptistery is a beautiful fount of carved stone.
The Meseta Purepecha 2008
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The name baptistery is also given to a kind of chapel in a large church, which serves the same purpose.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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Church; for Baptism is given in a place called the baptistery, railed off from the church and near the door, because formerly the ceremony up to this point was performed outside the church, and at this part of the ceremony the person was led in to be baptized.
Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine Thomas L. Kinkead
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In the baptistery is a beautiful font with a bronze cover by Tiziano Minio, Desiderio da Firenze, and Francesco
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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Recesses round the walls of the mausoleum-church contained sarcophagi: in the centre of the baptistery was the great font.
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The lavatory tower is now more commonly called the baptistery, but this name gives a false impression, and only came into use because the building now contains a font, given to the cathedral by Bishop Warner.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. Hartley Withers 1908
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The bells hang in the belfry, the south-west tower, and the north-west tower is still called the baptistery, because baptisms used to take place there.
Westminster Abbey A. Murray Smith 1877
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At the end of the oval court is a dome of rich and picturesque construction, called the baptistery of Louis XIII, because that king was baptized there.
The Court of the Empress Josephine Arthur L��on Imbert de Saint-Amand 1867
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From the 4th century to the 8th century: baptism by partial immersion in a "baptistery" began, used with a pouring of water.
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