baptistry

noun

Etymology

From Middle English baptistery, baptisterie, from Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion); equivalent to baptism + -ry.

  1. derived from baptistērium
  2. inherited from baptistery

Definitions

  1. A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a…

    A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.

  2. An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at baptistry. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at baptistry. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at baptistry

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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