baptistery

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A form of baptistry — 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.

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Meanings

nounbaptistery (plural baptisteries)

plural baptisteries

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of baptistry.

    For today, my father made arrangements with another minister – a friend of his who still had a real church building with a real baptistery.

    1993, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 8

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbowl for baptismal water

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

baptistery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptistery

MLA

“baptistery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptistery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baptistery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptistery.

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