baptismal font

/bæpˈtɪzməl ˈfɑnt/

noun

A large basin used for baptism in or near a church.

Meanings

nounbaptismal font (plural baptismal fonts)

plural baptismal fonts

  1. ChristianityA large basin used for baptism in or near a church.

    Synonyms: baptismal, lavacre, lavatory

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large basin used for baptism in or near a church.

More synonyms by meaning

nounbowl for baptismal water

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic جُرْنُ المَعْمُودِيّة
  • جُرْنُ المَعْمُودِيّة (jurnu l-maʕmūdiyya)a basin used for baptism
Basque bataiarri
  • bataiarria basin used for baptism
Bulgarian купел
  • купел (kupel)a basin used for baptism
Catalan pila baptismal
  • pila baptismala basin used for baptism
Chinese Mandarin 領洗池 /领洗池
  • 領洗池 /领洗池 (lǐngxǐchí)a basin used for baptism
Czech křtitelnice
  • křtitelnicea basin used for baptism
Danish døbefont
  • døbefonta basin used for baptism
Dutch doopvont
  • doopvonta basin used for baptism
Esperanto baptujo
  • baptujoa basin used for baptism
Estonian ristimiskivi
  • ristimiskivia basin used for baptism
Finnish kastemalja
  • kastemaljaa basin used for baptism
French fonts baptismaux
  • fonts baptismauxa basin used for baptism
German Taufbecken
  • Taufbeckena basin used for baptism
Greek κολυμβήθρα
  • κολυμβήθρα (kolymvíthra)a basin used for baptism
Hebrew אגן טבילה
  • אגן טבילה (agan t'vilá)a basin used for baptism
Hungarian keresztelőkút
  • keresztelőkúta basin used for baptism
Icelandic skírnarfontur
  • skírnarfontura basin used for baptism
Irish umar baiste
  • umar baistea basin used for baptism
Italian fonte battesimale
  • fonte battesimalea basin used for baptism
Japanese 洗礼盤
  • 洗礼盤 (senreiban)a basin used for baptism
Korean 세례대
  • 세례대 (seryedae)a basin used for baptism
Latin fons
  • fonsa basin used for baptism
Latvian kristāmtrauks
  • kristāmtrauksa basin used for baptism
Lithuanian krikštykla
  • krikštyklaa basin used for baptism
Norwegian Bokmål døpefont
  • døpefonta basin used for baptism
Persian حوضچهٔ تعمید
  • حوضچهٔ تعمید (hozčeye ta'mid)a basin used for baptism
Polish chrzcielnica, baptysterium
  • chrzcielnicaa basin used for baptism
  • baptysteriuma basin used for baptism
Portuguese pia batismal
  • pia batismala basin used for baptism
Romanian cristelniță, baptisteriu
  • cristelnițăa basin used for baptism
  • baptisteriua basin used for baptism
Russian купе́ль
  • купе́ль (kupélʹ)a basin used for baptism
Scottish Gaelic amar-bàistidh
  • amar-bàistidha basin used for baptism
Slovak krstiteľnica
  • krstiteľnicaa basin used for baptism
Spanish pila bautismal
  • pila bautismala basin used for baptism
Swedish dopfunt
  • dopfunta basin used for baptism
Tagalog benditahan
  • benditahana basin used for baptism
Ukrainian купіль християнства, купіль
  • купіль християнства (kupilʹ xrystyjanstva)a basin used for baptism
  • купіль (kupilʹ)a basin used for baptism
Welsh bedyddfaen
  • bedyddfaena basin used for baptism
Yiddish טויפֿבעקן
  • טויפֿבעקן (toyfbekn)a basin used for baptism
Cite this entry
APA

baptismal font. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptismal%20font

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“baptismal font.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptismal%20font. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baptismal font,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptismal%20font.

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