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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Baptistery \Bap"tis*ter*y\,Baptistry \Bap"tis*try\, n.; pl {Baptisteries}, {-tries} (?). [L. baptisterium Gr ?: cf F. baptist[`e]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: baptistry n : bowl for baptismal water [syn: {baptismal font}, {baptistery}, {font}]
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