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• Font — Font, n. [AS. font, fant, fr. L. fons, fontis, spring, fountain; cf. OF. font, funt, F. fonts, fonts baptismaux, pl. See {Fount}.] 1. A fountain; a spring; a source. [1913 Webster] Bathing forever in the font of bliss. Young. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• font — font1 [fänt] n. [ME < OE < L fons (gen. fontis), spring, FOUNTAIN] 1. a) a large basin, now typically supported by a pedestal, for holding water to be used in baptizing b) an open container, as at a church entrance, for holding holy water 2 …   English World dictionary

• font — English has two words font. The older, ‘basin for baptismal water’ [OE], comes from font , the stem of Latin fons ‘spring, fountain’ (from which English also gets fountain). It may well have been introduced into the language via Old Irish fant or …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• font — {{11}}font (1) basin, O.E. font, from L. fons (gen. fontis) fountain (see FOUNTAIN (Cf. fountain)), especially in M.L. fons baptismalis baptismal font. {{12}}font (2) typeface, set of letters of a particular type, 1680s, earlier a …   Etymology dictionary

• font — English has two words font. The older, ‘basin for baptismal water’ [OE], comes from font , the stem of Latin fons ‘spring, fountain’ (from which English also gets fountain). It may well have been introduced into the language via Old Irish fant or …   Word origins

• font — fount, font These are the traditional British and American spellings respectively of the term meaning ‘a set of printing type of one size or face’. Font is now also used in BrE, and is rapidly ousting fount. Both words are only remotely connected …   Modern English usage

• font —    This word (from the Latin fons, meaning fountain ) refers to the receptacle that holds the water used for Baptism. Sometimes the font is a large bowl that holds water for pouring water over the head of those to be baptized; sometimes the font… …   Glossary of theological terms

• basin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bowl, vessel, sink; hollow, valley. See concavity, receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sink, pan, ewer, bowl; see container , sink . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. washbowl, sink, vessel, tub, font …   English dictionary for students

• font — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fount[ain], spring, source, basin, baptistery, reservoir; type, case, face. See receptacle, printing. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. source, origin, wellspring, genesis, root, seed …   English dictionary for students

• font — fÉ‘nt /fÉ’nt n. typeface, type style (Computers); complete set of type (Printing); basin in which baptismal water is kept; spring, fountain (Archaic) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Baptismal Font — • A basin or vase, serving as a receptacle for baptismal water in which the candidate for baptism is immersed, or over which he is washed, in the ceremony of Christian initiation Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Baptismal Font      …   Catholic encyclopedia