baptistery

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bap′tə strē, -tis tə rē)

Inflections of 'baptistery' (n): npl: baptisteries

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bap•tis•ter•y  (bap′tə strē, -tis tə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ter•ies. 
  1. Architecturea building or a part of a church in which baptism is administered.
  2. (esp. in Baptist churches) a tank for administering baptism by immersion.
  • Medieval Latin baptizātōrium
  • Greek baptisté̄rion bathing place (see Baptist, -ery); replacing late Middle English baptizatory
  • Late Latin baptistērium
  • 1425–75

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bap•tist•ry  (bap′tə strē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. Architecturebaptistery.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
baptistry, baptistery / ˈbæptɪstrɪ/ ( -ries, -eries)
  1. a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
  2. a tank in a Baptist church in which baptisms are carried out
'baptistery' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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