Baptistery Definition

baptistərē, baptistrē
baptisteries, baptistries
noun
baptisteries
A part of a church or a separate building used for baptizing.
American Heritage
A place, esp. a part of a church, used for baptizing.
Webster's New World
A font used for baptism.
American Heritage
A baptismal font or tank.
Webster's New World

Alternative spelling of baptistry.

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Noun

Singular:
baptistery
Plural:
baptisteries

Origin of Baptistery

  • Middle English baptisterie from Old French from Late Latin baptistērium from Greek baptistērion from baptizein to baptize baptize

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Baptistery Sentence Examples

  • Victor (rebuilt1580-1615and 1795), to which is attached an ancient baptistery (dating from the 9th century but rebuilt in the 13th).

  • The baptistery adjacent to the cathedral was, according to Ricci, originally part of the Roman baths, converted to a Christian baptistery by the Archbishop Neon (449-452), though according to other authorities it is a Christian building dating from before A.D.

  • The baptistery mosaics represent the life of St John.

  • Near the village a "wishing well" of ancient fame is seen, and close to it the ruins of a baptistery of extreme antiquity.

  • A map of Italy in the baptistery of St Peter at Rome has occasionally been described as a relief, though it is merely a rude outline map of Italy, by Carlo Fontana (1698), carved into a convex surface.

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