baptistry
Noun
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Noun
baptistry (plural baptistries)
- (Christianity) 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.
- French: baptistère
- German: Baptisterium, Taufkapelle, Taufkirche
- Portuguese: batistério
- Russian: баптисте́рий
- Spanish: baptisterio
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