'Baptistery' definitions:
Definition of 'baptistery'
(from WordNet)
noun
Definition of 'Baptistery'
From: GCIDE
- Baptistery \Bap"tis*ter*y\,Baptistry \Bap"tis*try\, n.; pl. Baptisteries, Baptistries. [L. baptisterium, Gr. baptisth`rion: 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'baptistery'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affusion,
- ambry,
- apse,
- aspergation,
- aspersion,
- baptism,
- baptismal gown,
- baptismal regeneration,
- baptizement,
- blindstory,
- chancel,
- choir,
- chrismal,
- christening,
- cloisters,
- confessional,
- confessionary,
- crypt,
- diaconicon,
- diaconicum,
- Easter sepulcher,
- font,
- immersion,
- infusion,
- nave,
- porch,
- presbytery,
- rood loft,
- rood stair,
- rood tower,
- sacrarium,
- sacristy,
- sprinkling,
- total immersion,
- transept,
- triforium,
- vestry