baptistery
noun
bap·tis·tery
ˈbap-tə-strē 
especially Southern ˈbab-
variants
or baptistry
plural baptisteries or baptistries
: a part of a church or formerly a separate building used for baptism
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One of these is a piece that was found in the baptistery, which was discovered in three fragments.
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024
Inside are soaring ceilings, a bubbling baptistery and huge pipe organs illuminated by beams of light entering through the stained glass windows.
—Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
The typical baptistery is behind and above the pulpit, with stairs on the side leading off to a hidden dressing room.
—New York Times, 29 Nov. 2021
The descendants of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, paid for the baptistery’s construction.
—William J. Broad George Etheredge, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024
Inside are soaring ceilings, a bubbling baptistery and huge pipe organs illuminated by beams of light entering through the stained glass windows.
—Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
The typical baptistery is behind and above the pulpit, with stairs on the side leading off to a hidden dressing room.
—New York Times, 29 Nov. 2021
The descendants of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, paid for the baptistery’s construction.
—William J. Broad George Etheredge, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
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“Baptistery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baptistery. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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