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A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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bowl for baptismal water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baptismal font, baptistery, font
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: basin
From Middle English baptistery, baptisterie, from Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion); equivalent to baptism + -ry.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
баптисте́рий
(baptistérij)
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Bulgarian:
кръщелня
(krǎštelnja)
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Catalan:
baptisteri
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Chinese Mandarin:
洗禮堂 /洗礼堂
(xǐlǐtáng)
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Czech:
baptisterium
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Danish:
dåbskapel
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Dutch:
baptisterium
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Dutch:
doopkapel
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Esperanto:
baptisterio
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Estonian:
baptisteerium
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Finnish:
kastekappeli
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Finnish:
baptisterio
— space where a baptismal font is located
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French:
baptistère
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Old French:
baptisterie
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Galician:
baptisterio
— space where a baptismal font is located
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German:
Baptisterium
— space where a baptismal font is located
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German:
Taufkapelle
— space where a baptismal font is located
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German:
Taufkirche
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Greek:
βαπτιστήριο
(vaptistírio)
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Hungarian:
keresztelőkápolna
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Hungarian:
baptisztérium
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Italian:
battistero
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Japanese:
洗礼堂
(seirei-dō)
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Korean:
세례당
(seryedang)
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Latin:
baptistērium
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Macedonian:
крстилница
(krstilnica)
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Norwegian Bokmål:
baptisterium
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Norwegian Bokmål:
dåpskapell
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Polish:
baptysterium
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Portuguese:
batistério
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Romanian:
baptisteriu
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Russian:
баптисте́рий
(baptistérij)
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Serbo-Croatian:
баптистеријум
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Serbo-Croatian:
баптистериј
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Serbo-Croatian:
крстионица
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Serbo-Croatian:
baptisterijum
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Serbo-Croatian:
baptisterij
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Serbo-Croatian:
krstionica
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Slovak:
baptistérium
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Slovene:
krstilnica
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Spanish:
baptisterio
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Swedish:
baptisterium
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Swedish:
dopkapell
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Swedish:
dopkyrka
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Tagalog:
binyagan
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Tagalog:
bawtisteryo
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Turkish:
vaftizhane
— space where a baptismal font is located
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Ukrainian:
баптисте́рій
(baptystérij)
— space where a baptismal font is located