baptisterie
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium, baptizātōrium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion); equivalent to baptiste + -erie.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]baptisterie (chiefly Late Middle English, rare)
- A baptistry (the facility where baptism occurs)
- The baptismal font.
- The church service held in conjunction with baptism.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- English: baptistry, baptistery
References
[edit]- “baptistē̆rīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.
Old French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]baptisterie oblique singular, f (oblique plural baptisteries, nominative singular baptisterie, nominative plural baptisteries)
Categories:
- Middle English terms borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin
- Middle English terms derived from Ecclesiastical Latin
- Middle English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Middle English terms suffixed with -erie
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Late Middle English
- Middle English rare terms
- enm:Buildings and structures
- enm:Christianity
- Old French terms suffixed with -erie
- Old French lemmas
- Old French nouns
- Old French feminine nouns