Christening

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Christen \Chris"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Christened}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Christening}.] [AS. cristnian to make a Christian,
     fr. cristen a Christian.]
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     1. To baptize and give a Christian name to.
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     2. To give a name; to denominate. "Christen the thing what
        you will." --Bp. Burnet.
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     3. To Christianize. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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     4. To use for the first time. [Colloq.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  christening
       n : giving a Christian name at baptism

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "christening":
     affusion, appellation, aspergation, aspersion, baptism,
     baptismal gown, baptismal regeneration, baptistery, baptizement,
     calling, chrismal, definition, denomination, designation, font,
     identification, immersion, infusion, naming, nicknaming,
     sprinkling, styling, terming, total immersion