Explore Baptistery through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like baptistry or font. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Baptistery in a sentence
Baptistery meaning
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
Example types with baptistery
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The exterior of the baptistery was reworked in Romanesque style between 1059, and 1128. (14 words)
The nearby Campanile (partly designed by Giotto ) and the Baptistery buildings are also highlights. (14 words)
The three halls create an open courtyard, in which was originally located a separate baptistery. (15 words)
The National Cathedral of Ghana when constructed will have an auditorium with a seating capacity of 5,000 and with its chapels and baptistery, and there will be a house of music, the Museum of the Bible and an art gallery. (41 words)
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia Baptisteries The baptistery in the Dura church was about 1m square and 1m deep; baptismal candidates could stand in it, but could not be immersed. (39 words)
As Windom stood before family and friends, the youngster made history as he became one of the first people to stir the baptistery waters in the new worship center at First Baptist Church in Covington. (35 words)
I know the image of the Florence Baptistery doors is a joke, but have we actually checked to make sure Zinke didn’t loot his from Iraq or something? (29 words)
Example sentences (14)
The National Cathedral of Ghana when constructed will have an auditorium with a seating capacity of 5,000 and with its chapels and baptistery, and there will be a house of music, the Museum of the Bible and an art gallery.
As Windom stood before family and friends, the youngster made history as he became one of the first people to stir the baptistery waters in the new worship center at First Baptist Church in Covington.
Built as a bell tower for Pisa’s cathedral and baptistery, it began sinking into the ground five years after construction began in 1173.
I know the image of the Florence Baptistery doors is a joke, but have we actually checked to make sure Zinke didn’t loot his from Iraq or something?
The sign "Prayer Changes Things," which used to hang near the baptistery behind the pulpit, now hangs near the entrance inside Junius Heights Baptist Church.
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia Baptisteries The baptistery in the Dura church was about 1m square and 1m deep; baptismal candidates could stand in it, but could not be immersed.
Design and styles Door of the Florence Baptistery called Gates of Paradise Door handle at Yale.
Many Tuscan Romanesque buildings demonstrate these characteristics, as seen in the Florence Baptistery and Pisa Cathedral.
The bronze doors on the Aachen Cathedral in Germany date back to about AD 800. Bronze baptistery doors at the Cathedral of Florence were completed in 1423 by Ghiberti.
The exterior of the baptistery was reworked in Romanesque style between 1059, and 1128.
The nearby Campanile (partly designed by Giotto ) and the Baptistery buildings are also highlights.
The Romanesque Baptistery of Florence was the object of Brunelleschi's studies of perspective Architectural Italian architects had always preferred forms that were clearly defined and structural members that expressed their purpose.
The San Giovanni Baptistery is located in front of the cathedral, and is decorated by numerous artists, notably by Lorenzo Ghiberti with the Gates of Paradise.
The three halls create an open courtyard, in which was originally located a separate baptistery.
Common combinations with baptistery
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the baptistery 5×
- florence baptistery 3×
- and baptistery 2×
- baptistery and 2×
- baptistery doors 2×