christen

chris·ten

 (krĭs′ən)

tr.v. chris·tened, chris·ten·ing, chris·tens

1.

a. To baptize into a Christian church.

b. To give a name to at baptism.

2.

a. To name: christened the kitten "Snowball."

b. To name and dedicate ceremonially: christen a ship.

3. To use for the first time: christened the new car by going for a drive.

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[Middle English cristnen, from Old English cristnian, from cristen, Christian; see Christian.]

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christen

(ˈkrɪsən)

vb (tr)

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to give a Christian name to in baptism as a sign of incorporation into a Christian Church

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for baptize

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

4. informal to use for the first time

[Old English cristnian, from Crīst Christ]

ˈchristener n

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chris•ten

(ˈkrɪs ən)

v.t.

1. to baptize.

2. to give a name to at baptism.

3. to name and dedicate: to christen a ship.

4. to make use of for the first time.

[before 900; Middle English cristenen, Old English cristnian, derivative of cristen Christian]

chris′ten•er, n.

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christen

Past participle: christened
Gerund: christening

Imperative

christen

christen

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

christen - administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized" baptise, baptize call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

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christen

verb

1. baptize, name She was born in March and christened in June.

2. name, call, term, style, title, dub, designate a boat which he christened `the Stray Cat'

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christen

verb

To give a name or title to:

baptize, call, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title.

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Translations

يُطلق اسْما علىيعمِّد يُعَمِّد مَوْلودا

křtítpokřtít

døbe

taufen

baptiser

keresztel

skíra, ausa vatniskíra, nefna

battezzareinauguraredare il nome a

duoti vardą

dot vārdukristīt

gi navn

batizar

креститьокрестить

krstiť

krstiti za

vaftiz ederek ad vermekvaftiz etmek

为...命名为...施洗礼

christen

[ˈkrɪsn] VT

1. (Rel) → bautizar

2. (= name) → bautizar con el nombre de
they christened him Jack after his uncle → le pusieron Jack como su tío

3. (= use for first time) → estrenar

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christen

[ˈkrɪs^ən] vt

(in religious ceremony) [+ baby] → baptiser

(= call) → surnommer

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christen

vt

(= baptize) → taufen; to christen somebody after somebody → jdn nach jdm (be)nennen

(inf: = use for first time) → einweihen

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christen

[ˈkrɪsn] vt → battezzare

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christen

(ˈkrisn) verb

1. to baptize into the Christian church. The priest christened three babies today. christelike يعمِّد يُعَمِّد مَوْلودا покръствам batizar (po)křtít taufen døbe βαφτίζωbautizar ristima غسل تعمید دادنو مسیحی کردن kastaa baptiser לְהַטבִּיל बपतिस्मा देना krstiti (meg)keresztel mempermandikan skíra, ausa vatni battezzare 洗礼を施す 세례를 주다 krikštyti kristīt membaptiskan dopendøpe chrzcić په مسيحى مراسمو دما شوم نوم اېښودنه: دتعميد غسل وركول baptizar a boteza крестить krstiť krstiti krstiti döpa ทำพิธีล้างบาปและตั้งชื่อให้ vaftiz etmek 為...施洗 хрестити بپتسمہ دینا ، عیسائی مذہب میں داخل کرنا làm lễ rửa tội 为...施洗礼

2. to give (a name) to. She was christened Joanna. gedoop يُطلق اسْما على кръщавам batizar pokřtít taufen døbe βαφτίζωbautizar nimeks andma نام مسیحی دادن kastaa nommer לִקרוֹא בְּשֵם नाम देना, नामाकरण nazvati elnevez menamai skíra, nefna dare il nome, battezzare 命名する 세례명을 주다 duoti vardą dot vārdu menamakan dopendøpe, gi navn nadawać imię د عیسی نوم baptizar a numi нарекать pokrstiť krstiti za krstiti döpa (kristna) till ตั้งชื่อ vaftiz ederek ad vermek 命名為 давати ім'я при хрещенні عیسائی نام دینا đặt tên thánh （洗礼时）命名为

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