christen

[ kris-uhn ]

/ ˈkrɪs ən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR christen ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object)

to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.

to give a name to at baptism: They christened her Mary.

to name and dedicate: to christen a ship.

to make use of for the first time.

Origin of christen

before 900; Middle English cristenen,Old English cristnian, derivative of cristenChristian

OTHER WORDS FROM christen

chris·ten·er, nounre·chris·ten, verb (used with object)un·chris·tened, adjective

Words nearby christen

Christadelphian, Christchurch, Christchurch chromosome, christcross, christcross-row, christen, Christendom, christening, Christensen-Krabbe disease, Christhood, Christian

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Example sentences from the Web for christen

“There are members of the Jackson family that have been from the beginning against Paris doing this film,” Christen says.
The Bizarre Story Behind Paris Jackson’s First Movie|Kevin Fallon|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“The other person we had to convince to agree was her grandmother Katherine,” Christen says.
The Bizarre Story Behind Paris Jackson’s First Movie|Kevin Fallon|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“We had access to the French medical files from Percy and those files were really well done,” Christen says.
Bringing Up Yasir Arafat’s Body|Tracy McNicoll|November 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Christen says their strict criteria for involvement were all met.
Bringing Up Yasir Arafat’s Body|Tracy McNicoll|November 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST

One of them went to the pail, and finding no water in it, cried out to the others, what must they do to christen the child?
The Fairy Mythology|Thomas Keightley
Let not thy seruants giue it any other title th the Christen name, till it haue discretion to vnderstand how to respect others.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 71, No. 438, April 1852|Various
We are going to make a festive occasion of it, and I am to christen her with a bottle of cobwebby old wine.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906|Lucy Maud Montgomery
If I had a bottle of malted milk, or something like that, I'd christen it.
Tom Swift and his Airship|Victor Appleton
It is a grateful task, therefore, to call attention to the translations by Christen Collin.
An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway|Martin Brown Ruud

British Dictionary definitions for christen

christen

/ (ˈkrɪsən) /

verb (tr)

to give a Christian name to in baptism as a sign of incorporation into a Christian Church

another word for baptize

to give a name to (anything), esp with some ceremony

informal to use for the first time

Derived forms of christen

christener, noun

Word Origin for christen

Old English cristnian, from Crīst Christ

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单词	christen
释义	christen [ kris-uhn ] / ˈkrɪs ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR christen ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize. to give a name to at baptism: They christened her Mary. to name and dedicate: to christen a ship. to make use of for the first time. Origin of christen before 900; Middle English cristenen,Old English cristnian, derivative of cristenChristian OTHER WORDS FROM christen chris·ten·er, nounre·chris·ten, verb (used with object)un·chris·tened, adjective Words nearby christen Christadelphian, Christchurch, Christchurch chromosome, christcross, christcross-row, christen, Christendom, christening, Christensen-Krabbe disease, Christhood, Christian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for christen “There are members of the Jackson family that have been from the beginning against Paris doing this film,” Christen says. The Bizarre Story Behind Paris Jackson’s First Movie\|Kevin Fallon\|June 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST “The other person we had to convince to agree was her grandmother Katherine,” Christen says. The Bizarre Story Behind Paris Jackson’s First Movie\|Kevin Fallon\|June 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST “We had access to the French medical files from Percy and those files were really well done,” Christen says. Bringing Up Yasir Arafat’s Body\|Tracy McNicoll\|November 24, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Christen says their strict criteria for involvement were all met. Bringing Up Yasir Arafat’s Body\|Tracy McNicoll\|November 24, 2012\|DAILY BEAST One of them went to the pail, and finding no water in it, cried out to the others, what must they do to christen the child? The Fairy Mythology\|Thomas Keightley Let not thy seruants giue it any other title th the Christen name, till it haue discretion to vnderstand how to respect others. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 71, No. 438, April 1852\|Various We are going to make a festive occasion of it, and I am to christen her with a bottle of cobwebby old wine. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906\|Lucy Maud Montgomery If I had a bottle of malted milk, or something like that, I'd christen it. Tom Swift and his Airship\|Victor Appleton It is a grateful task, therefore, to call attention to the translations by Christen Collin. An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway\|Martin Brown Ruud British Dictionary definitions for christen christen / (ˈkrɪsən) / verb (tr) to give a Christian name to in baptism as a sign of incorporation into a Christian Church another word for baptize to give a name to (anything), esp with some ceremony informal to use for the first time Derived forms of christen christener, noun Word Origin for christen Old English cristnian, from Crīst Christ Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to christen bless, term, immerse, denominate, title, dub, style, asperse, dedicate, sprinkle, call, entitle, baptize, designate, godparent
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christen

verb (used with object)

Origin of christen

OTHER WORDS FROM christen

Words nearby christen

Example sentences from the Web for christen

British Dictionary definitions for christen

verb (tr)

Derived forms of christen

Word Origin for christen

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