Baptistery Synonyms

baptistərē, baptistrē
Bowl for baptismal water
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. baptistry
  2. baptismal-font
  3. font

Words Related to Baptistery

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. narthex
  2. rose-window
  3. reredos
  4. antechapel
  5. lady chapel
  6. rood-screen
  7. stained-glass-window

Baptistery Sentence Examples

  • Victor (rebuilt1580-1615and 1795), to which is attached an ancient baptistery (dating from the 9th century but rebuilt in the 13th).

  • The baptistery adjacent to the cathedral was, according to Ricci, originally part of the Roman baths, converted to a Christian baptistery by the Archbishop Neon (449-452), though according to other authorities it is a Christian building dating from before A.D.

  • The baptistery mosaics represent the life of St John.

  • Near the village a "wishing well" of ancient fame is seen, and close to it the ruins of a baptistery of extreme antiquity.

  • A map of Italy in the baptistery of St Peter at Rome has occasionally been described as a relief, though it is merely a rude outline map of Italy, by Carlo Fontana (1698), carved into a convex surface.

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