christen

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
To name
To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise
to name in baptism
{v} to baptize, to name
To baptise
When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare baptize. She was born in March and christened in June She was christened Susan
{f} baptize into Christianity; give a name to (a child, ship, etc.); educate, train
To use for the first time
To baptize and give a Christian name to
To give a name; to denominate
administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"
You say that you christen something new when you use it for the first time, especially if you do something special to mark the occasion. To christen the new hall, a number of great orchestras have been invited to play
To Christianize
You say that you christen a person, place, or object a particular name if you choose a name for them and start calling them by that name. The pair were christened `The Women in Black' after they both wore black dresses at a party
christening
The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name
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Any instance of someone's or something's being christened
christening
{n} the act of baptizing, a baptism
christened
{s} given a name at baptism
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past of christen
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christener
{i} one who baptizes (Christianity)
christening
present participle of christen
christening
A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism. my granddaughter's christening. a christening robe. a Christian religious ceremony at which a child is officially given a name and becomes a member of a Christian church baptism
christening
{i} baptism, baptismal ceremony (Christianity)
christening
giving a Christian name at baptism
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third-person singular of christen
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