[bap-tuh-stree, -tis-tuh-ree] 
| 1. | a building or a part of a church in which baptism is administered. |
| 2. | (esp. in Baptist churches) a tank for administering baptism by immersion. |
| bap·tis·ter·y also bap·tis·try (bāp'tĭ-strē) n. pl. bap·tis·ter·ies also bap·tis·tries
[Middle English baptisterie, from Old French, from Late Latin baptistērium, from Greek baptistērion, from baptizein, to baptize; see baptize.] |
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