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Baptistery logo #10101) Baptismal font 2) Baptistry 3) Basin 4) Bowl for baptismal water 5) Font 6) Pool house
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Baptistery logo #10101) Baptistry
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Baptistery logo #21000 In Christian architecture the baptistery or baptistry (Old French baptisterie; Latin baptisterium; Greek βαπτιστήριον, `bathing-place, baptistery`, from βαπτίζειν, `to baptize`) is the separate centrally-planned structure surrounding the baptismal font. The baptistery may be incorporated within the body of a church or cath...
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baptistery logo #22641part of church reserved for performing baptisms
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Baptistery logo #21002• (n.) Alt. of Baptistry
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Baptistery logo #20081where the font was stored and baptisms were performed, generally near the west door. Sometimes a screen or grille separates the baptistery from the nave.
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baptistery logo #21003hall or chapel situated close to, or connected with, a church, in which the sacrament of baptism is administered. The form of the baptistery ...
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baptistery logo #20688In church architecture, a building or part of a church in which Christians perform the ceremony of baptism; also the pool used in Baptist churches for the total immersion of adults. Modern...
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Baptistery logo #21096Religious building of circular design where the baptismal font is housed. Usually built beside or in front of a church or cathedral.
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Baptistery logo #22059Place for celebrating baptism. It can be either a dedicated building, or part of a church
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Baptistery logo #22981The place where baptism takes place.
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baptistery logo #20030A building or part of a church used for baptism.
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Baptistery logo #21217In early times, a baptistery was a cold plunging-bath, and from the 4th century a Christian baptismal pool, from whence the term evolved to describe a separate building, usually polygonal in shape, sometimes round, used for baptismal services. Small churches were often changed into baptisteries when larger churches were built close by. The term is ...
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baptistery logo #21221In church architecture, a building or part of a church in which Christians perform the ceremony of baptism; also the pool used in Baptist churches for the total immersion of adults
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