BAPTISTERY

{ Bap″tis‐ter‐y (�), Bap″tis‐try } (�), n.; pl. Baptisteries (�), -tries (�). [[L. baptisterium, Gr. �: cf. F. baptistère.]] (Arch.) (a) In early times, a separate building, usually polygonal, used for baptismal services. Small churches were often changed into baptisteries when larger churches were built near. (b) A part of a church containing a font and used for baptismal services.