baptistery
noun
bap·tis·tery
ˈbap-tə-strē 
especially Southern ˈbab-
variants
or baptistry
plural baptisteries or baptistries
: a part of a church or formerly a separate building used for baptism
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In Rome's Appian Way Regional Park, excavators found a Roman bathhouse-turned-church that functioned as an ancient baptistery.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Many took pictures and selfies in front of the altar, the baptistery and vibrant rose windows, their joy mingling with reverence.
—Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
One of these is a piece that was found in the baptistery, which was discovered in three fragments.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024
The descendants of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, paid for the baptistery’s construction.
—William J. Broad George Etheredge, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Many took pictures and selfies in front of the altar, the baptistery and vibrant rose windows, their joy mingling with reverence.
—Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
One of these is a piece that was found in the baptistery, which was discovered in three fragments.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024
The descendants of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, paid for the baptistery’s construction.
—William J. Broad George Etheredge, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for baptistery
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“Baptistery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baptistery. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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