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   Chris·ten

   /ˈkrisn/

   

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   • 1. give (a baby) a Christian name at baptism as a sign of admission to a Christian Church: "their second daughter was christened Jeanette" Similar baptizenamegive a name togive the name ofcallrare:lustrate
   • ▪ give to (someone or something) a name that reflects a notable quality or characteristic: "a person so creepy that his colleagues christened him “Millipede.”" Similar callnamedubstyletermdesignatelabelnicknamerefer to asgive the name ofrare:denominate
   • ▪ dedicate (a vessel, building, etc.) ceremonially: "their first garbage truck was christened with a bottle of champagne"
   • ▪ use for the first time: "let's get steaks and christen the new grill" Similar begin usinguse for the first timebreak in

   Word Origin Old Englishcrīstnian ‘make Christian’, from crīsten ‘Christian’, from Latin Christianus, from Christus ‘Christ’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. christener noun

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   How do you christen a person?

   • To christen a person is to name them, especially in a church baptism ceremony. Your parents may have christened you after a great-grandparent, giving you the same first name. Even if you were christened "Tom Smith" at birth, your friends might give you a nickname, christening you "Pickles" and referring to you that way for the rest of your life.

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   What does christen a ship mean?

   • to christen a ship. to make use of for the first time. informal. The gayborhood, Boystown has been re-christened as “Northalsted” to promote inclusion. When she was born in 2004, her parents asked their friend Vladimir Putin, then a few years into his reign in Russia, to christen her in the Orthodox tradition they all share.

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   What does Christen mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! CHRISTEN meaning: 1. to give a baby a name at a Christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the Christian…. Learn more.

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   What does christen a baby mean?

   • When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare baptize . 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. We had a tiny little room which was christened Hades. [VERB noun noun]

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   To christen a person is to name them, especially in a church baptism ceremony. Your parents may have christened you after a great-grandparent, giving you the same first name. Even if you were christened "Tom Smith" at birth, your friends might give you a nickname, christening you "Pickles" and referring to you that way for the rest of your life.

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