baptistry
Plural: baptistries
Noun
- bowl for baptismal water
- 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.
- An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English baptistery, baptisterie, from Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion); equivalent to baptism + -ry.
Synonyms
baptismal font, baptistery, font
Scrabble Score: 16
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Words With Friends Score: 17
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