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