baptistery
English
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion); equivalent to baptist + -erie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaptiːstɛːriː(ə)/, /ˈbaptiːst(ə)riː(ə)/
Noun
baptistery
- (rare) A baptistry (the facility where baptism occurs)
- (rare) The baptismal font.
- (rare) The church service held in conjunction with baptism.
Descendants
- English: baptistry, baptistery
References
- “baptistē̆rīe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.
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