baptistry
English
noun
Definitions
- (Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.
- An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English baptistery derived from Latin baptistērium derived from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον suffix from English baptism.
Origin
English
baptism
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- baptism English
- baptismal English
- debaptism English
- paedobaptism English
- pedobaptism English
- pædobaptism English
- rebaptism English
- unbaptism English
- baptisterium Latin
- baptistērium Latin
- battistero Italian
- baptistère French
- baptisterio Spanish, Castilian
- βαπτιστήριον Ancient Greek
- βᾰπτῐ́ζω Ancient Greek
- batistério Portuguese
- bapteme Middle English
- baptist Middle English
- baptistery Middle English
- bâptistéthe Norman
- badisa Malagasy