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BAPTISTERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does baptistery mean?
• BAPTISTERY (noun)
The noun BAPTISTERY has 1 sense:
1. bowl for baptismal water
Familiarity information: BAPTISTERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bowl for baptismal water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
baptismal font; baptistery; baptistry; font
Hypernyms ("baptistery" is a kind of...):
basin (a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids)
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