(n.) In early times, a separate building, usually polygonal, used for baptismal services. Small churches were often changed into baptisteries when larger churches were built near.
(n.) A part of a church containing a font and used for baptismal services.
Example Sentences:
(1) A tour of the historic centre – starting with the duomo, baptistry, and painted ceiling at San Paolo convent, then heading over the river via Palazzo della Pilotta to the Palazzo Ducale – is fascinating and not too demanding.