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What is a baptistry?

What is a baptistry? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Christianity) 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.
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This reply was so unsatisfactory that he was refused the use of the baptistry.
And soon the two boys were floating about in the delightful depths of the baptistry.
The three who objected to my preaching, do not want to let me have the use of the baptistry.
During the reconstruction of the church between 1965 and 1969, it was located in the old baptistry but was much smaller in size.
We sincerely hope the church will soon be filled, from the chancel to the baptistry.
It glistens with a thick varnish-like finish that compels opening, parting at the center like a medieval church's baptistry doors.

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