baptistery


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
baptistery /ˈbaptɪst(ə)ri/ (also baptistry)
noun (pl. baptisteries or baptistries) the part of a church used for baptism.

■ (in a Baptist chapel) a sunken receptacle used for baptism by total immersion.

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