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Explore Baptistry through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like baptistery or font. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Baptistry in a sentence

Baptistry meaning

  1. 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.

Synonyms of Baptistry

baptismal font baptistery font basin

Related words

Other words often associated with Baptistry or its synonyms:

sink vessel typeface lavatory type fount depression face

Using Baptistry

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: baptismal font, baptistery, font, basin.
  • In the example corpus, baptistry often appears in combinations such as: the baptistry.

Context around Baptistry

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

romanesque 1×

Sentence patterns with Baptistry

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by the baptistry and giotto 1× former romanesque baptistry of the 1× of the baptistry which michelangelo 1× the baptistry at the 1× tower and baptistry 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

flanked by the 1× giovanni fanelli 1980 1× it may have 1× the baptistry at 1×

Common sentence endings:

carved oak cover 1× gates of paradise 1× in bunić square 1× in the world 1× tower and baptistry 1×

Words around Baptistry

Just before it in the word index:

baptistery 14 baptisteries 4 baptiste 146 baptista 13 baptist 1.209 baptisms 53

Just after it in the word index:

baptists 102 baptize 28 baptized 238 baptizer 4 baptizers 4 baptizes 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Baptistry

  • In this selection, "baptistry" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, romanesque stand out and add context to how "baptistry" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the baptistry and giotto and former romanesque baptistry of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "baptistry" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with baptistry

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

There is often a free-standing tower and baptistry. (9 words)

The baptistry at the west end contains a carved stone font with a carved oak cover. (16 words)

It may have been inspired by the former Romanesque baptistry of the former cathedral in Bunić Square. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Giovanni Fanelli, (1980) Brunelleschi, Becocci Firenze, pp. 3–10 The sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti had laboured for fifty years to create the bronze doors of the Baptistry, which Michelangelo was to describe as "The Gates of Paradise". (36 words)

Flanked by the Baptistry and Giotto’s Campanile, the Duomo is the crown jewel in what is arguably the finest public composition of Gothic/Renaissance architecture in the world. (29 words)

It may have been inspired by the former Romanesque baptistry of the former cathedral in Bunić Square. (17 words)

Example sentences (5)

Flanked by the Baptistry and Giotto’s Campanile, the Duomo is the crown jewel in what is arguably the finest public composition of Gothic/Renaissance architecture in the world.

Giovanni Fanelli, (1980) Brunelleschi, Becocci Firenze, pp. 3–10 The sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti had laboured for fifty years to create the bronze doors of the Baptistry, which Michelangelo was to describe as "The Gates of Paradise".

It may have been inspired by the former Romanesque baptistry of the former cathedral in Bunić Square.

The baptistry at the west end contains a carved stone font with a carved oak cover.

There is often a free-standing tower and baptistry.

Common combinations with baptistry

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "baptistry" in a sentence?
An example: "Flanked by the Baptistry and Giotto’s Campanile, the Duomo is the crown jewel in what is arguably the finest public composition of Gothic/Renaissance architecture in the world." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "baptistry" from authentic English texts.
What does "baptistry" mean?
Baptistry means: 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.
What are synonyms of "baptistry"?
Common synonyms of "baptistry" include: baptismal font, baptistery, font, basin.
How many example sentences with "baptistry" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "baptistry", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.