baptistry
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- noun
- /ˈbæptɪstri/
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bautisterio
- Many families choose to schedule their child's baptism in the baptistry of the local church.
Examples
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Historians say it was the earliest known LDS baptistry in Utah County and the first outside Salt Lake City, with the exception of one in St. George.
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Talbot said the baptistry provided privacy and a more comfortable, year-round setting for baptisms to take place.
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The excavation of the baptistry started in late October and was recently completed.
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The Provo baptistry was used until at least 1907, according to church records.
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Although it hasn't been fully excavated, the complex includes a large church, a baptistry, and a Bishop's residence.
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PROVO -- LDS church historians are hailing the unearthing of a 19th-century baptistry at the site of the old Provo Tabernacle as a significant discovery.
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The baptistry, with its 5-by-9-foot font, was built around 1875, said Benjamin Pykles, a curator of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history department.
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The church installed a beautifully crafted baptistry for conducting ceremonies during the service.
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During the ceremony, the priest filled the baptistry with water before welcoming the newborn for baptism.
Synonyms
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A large bowl in a church that holds water for baptisms
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A large bowl in a church that holds water for baptisms
A bowl in a church that holds the water used when someone becomes a church member
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word baptistry comes from the Greek root bapt- meaning 'to dip', the same root in baptize and baptism. So a baptistry is the bowl or place used for dipping or washing in the baptism ceremony.