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Definition of Baptismal font
1. Noun. Bowl for baptismal water.
Definition of Baptismal font
1. Noun. a church article for the baptism of children and adults ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baptismal Font
Literary usage of Baptismal font
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Great Exhibition of by Great Exhibition, Robert Ellis (1851)
"... Newcastle 91 MARGETTS, TK, and EYLES, H., Oxford— Producera. Sculptured baptismal
font, in Caen stone. Designed by T. К. Margetts, and sculptured ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The Roman Ritual says: "Churches in which there is a baptismal font, or where
there is a baptistery close to the church". The term "baptistery" is commonly ..."
3. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon i.e. Alexandre Le'on Valle'e, Léon Vallée, Alois Leonhard Brandl (1899)
"... A baptismal font. On this sad spot — here, where the conscious ground, Foul
with the blood of martyrs oft hath been, A never-failing stream shall still ..."
4. The Idler in Italy by Marguerite Blessington (1839)
"... executed bassi-rilievi, representing the attributes of Bacchus, which rather
unfit it for its present use, which is that of a baptismal font. October. ..."
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