baptistery
- a variation of baptistry.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The original tiles in the sacristy and in the baptistery were not able to be saved, however, because they were ruined by flooding in the aftermath of firefighting efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
In a frenzy of competitive energy, the city’s guilds lavished attention on its unfinished cathedral, its neighboring baptistery and the former granary-turned-church of Orsanmichele.
From Washington Post ● May 12, 2022
Once inside, guests will be taken downstairs to the baptistery, where the church’s youth members perform baptisms for the dead.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2022
The men changed clothes in a dressing room on one side of the baptistery; women on the other.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
Before the rite the infant's forehead is anointed with oil in the church, and it is completely anointed in the baptistery before being plunged into the font.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
