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Word: Baptistery
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French baptistere, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek baptistērion, from baptizein ‘immerse, baptize’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbaptɪst(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the part of a church used for baptism
Short Definition:part of church used for baptism
Examples:- heritage advisers wanted a side entrance to the church that preserved the baptistery
Variant Forms:
- baptistry
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