baptistery.

A building, room, or part of a church set aside for baptism.

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Words that belong together

• separate baptistery
• octagonal baptistery
• baptistery doors

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The baptistery stood apart from the cathedral.

Painted scenes covered the baptistery’s dome.

A shallow step led into the chapel’s small baptistery.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular baptistery; plural baptisteries. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.