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BAPTIST(E)RY

\bˈaptɪst ˈiː ɹˈa͡ɪ], \bˈaptɪst ˈiː ɹˈa‍ɪ], \b_ˈa_p_t_ɪ_s_t__ ˈiː__ ɹ_ˈaɪ]\

Definitions of BAPTIST(E)RY

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Part of church (or formerly separate building) used for baptism; (in Baptist chapel) immersion receptacle. [old French]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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