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Spanish term or phrase:
pilas bautismales
English translation:
baptismal fonts
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Wendy Gosselin
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I know that this is the specific structure in a Catholic church where baptisms take place...i just don't know what you call that structure in English!!
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| 5 +14 | baptismal fonts |
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| 4 +1 | christening font |
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Definitions of baptismal font on the Web:
a receptacle for water that is used in the sacrament of baptism.
www.archmil.org/ourfaith/glossary.asp
(see kolymbethra).
www.archangelsbooks.com/articles/liturgics/OrthodoxLiturgic...
A fountain designed to accommodate baptism by immersion.
www.the-tidings.com/2002/0830/glossary.htm
A baptismal font holds holy water and is used for Baptism.
www.blestarewe.com/glossary/index.cfm/section/parish/level/...
bowl for baptismal water
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for the baptism of children and adults. It is typically intended for baptisms using a non-immersion method. The simplest of fonts has a pedestal (about 1.5 metres tall) with a holder for a basin of water. The materials vary greatly consisting of carved and sculpted marble, wood, or metal.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptismal_font
a receptacle for water that is used in the sacrament of baptism.
www.archmil.org/ourfaith/glossary.asp
(see kolymbethra).
www.archangelsbooks.com/articles/liturgics/OrthodoxLiturgic...
A fountain designed to accommodate baptism by immersion.
www.the-tidings.com/2002/0830/glossary.htm
A baptismal font holds holy water and is used for Baptism.
www.blestarewe.com/glossary/index.cfm/section/parish/level/...
bowl for baptismal water
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for the baptism of children and adults. It is typically intended for baptisms using a non-immersion method. The simplest of fonts has a pedestal (about 1.5 metres tall) with a holder for a basin of water. The materials vary greatly consisting of carved and sculpted marble, wood, or metal.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptismal_font
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christening font
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