BAPTISTERIES

Noun

baptisteries

plural of baptistery

Source: Wiktionary


BAPTISTERY

Bap"tis*ter*y,Bap"tis*try, n.; pl. Baptisteries (, -tries (. Etym: [L. baptisterium, Gr. : cf. F. baptistère.] (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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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