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A drained basin near a church's altar for the disposal of water from liturgical ablutions.
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A basin or tank, especially one for holding fishes or for growing aquatic plants.
Examples of piscina in a Sentence
The church of Preshute, largely rebuilt, but preserving its Norman pillars, has a curious piscina, and a black basalt font of great size dating from 1100-1150, in which according to a very old tradition King John was baptized.
Several remains of reservoirs exist; one very large one is now called Piscina di Cardito.
In the inner apartment the principal object was the baptismal font (KoXv Ai * pa, or piscina), in which those to be baptized were immersed thrice.
She cradled her son in the piscina and lived on charity.
Within are an ancient font, a canopied piscina, and a fine timber roof over the nave and aisles.
Beside the altar was a drain (piscina) for pouring away the water in which the communion vessels were rinsed.
Some 16th-century brasses, an altar tomb and a piscina were removed hither from the old church.
There are in the chancel two freestone effigies, perhaps of the r4th century, besides three sedilia, and a piscina under arches.
Internally the south wall contains a piscina with a trefoil head.
The north aisle has a late 13th century piscina in the north wall with a trefoiled head, over which is a label.
Others include a guild altar piscina in the nave, and some woodwork in the chancel - nothing substantial, but lovingly preserved.
The high altar still retains the original piscina - or, at least, it might be from this church originally.
Here, exposed to all weathers, is a 14th century piscina.
At the east end of this wall is a small trefoiled fourteenth-century piscina.
At the southeast is a cinquefoiled piscina, and adjoining it on the west a single sedile with an ogee head cinquefoiled.
The present sanctuary dates from 1862, although the only original fitment is the stone piscina in the left wall.
Below the east window of the vestry to which it opens is the cinquefoiled head of a fifteenth-century piscina, built in.
The oldest being one of the earliest examples of a double piscina dated probably about 1200.
The chancel contains in the south wall an ancient piscina.
At the southeast angle is a trefoiled piscina with a modern bowl.
A small piscina with cusped arch by E arcade respond remains from former N chapel.
The stair case, which led to the rood loft, remains, and in the chancel is a beautiful piscina.
The piscina and the triple sedilia are both 14th century.
The choir has not only the tomb but a matching piscina and sedilia and a richly framed sacristy door.
The piscina and sedilia in the south wall are of the same date and nearby is an inserted 14th-century window.
A curious two-storeyed building which adjoins the north transept consists of a chapel with a piscina below and a priest's chamber above.