Etymology

baptistry

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Today it means: A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed. Full definition →

Middle English baptistery ← Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium ← Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβαπτιστήριον
  2. Ecclesiastical Latin · derived frombaptistērium
  3. Middle English · inherited frombaptistery
  4. English todaybaptistry

From Middle English baptistery, baptisterie, from Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion); equivalent to baptism + -ry.

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