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bap⋅tist⋅ry

[bap-tuh-stree]
–noun, plural -ries.
baptistery.
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bap·tis·ter·y also bap·tis·try   (bāp'tĭ-strē)   
n.   pl. bap·tis·ter·ies also bap·tis·tries
  1. A part of a church or a separate building used for baptizing.

  2. A font used for baptism.


[Middle English baptisterie, from Old French, from Late Latin baptistērium, from Greek baptistērion, from baptizein, to baptize; see baptize.]
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