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De - Pt| English Dictionary: baptistery | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Baptistery \Bap"tis*ter*y\,Baptistry \Bap"tis*try\, n.; pl. {Baptisteries}, {-tries} ([?]). [L. baptisterium, Gr. [?]: cf. F. baptist[8a]re.] (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. | |
