christen

  • 121christen — chris|ten [ˈkrısən] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: cristnian, from cristen Christian , from Latin christianus; CHRISTIAN2] 1.) to officially give a child its name at a Christian religious ceremony →↑baptize ▪ She was christened Sarah. 2.) to give… …

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  • 122christen — v. a. part, ‘icristened.’ St Kath. 136 …

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  • 123christen — chris·ten || krɪsn v. baptize into Christianity; give a name to (a child, ship, etc.); educate, train …

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  • 124christen — snitcher …

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  • 125christen — verb 1》 name (a baby) at baptism as a sign of admission to a Christian Church. 2》 informal use (something) for the first time. Derivatives christener noun christening noun Origin OE crīstnian make Christian , from crīsten Christian , from L.… …

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  • 126christen — v. a. 1. Baptize. 2. Denominate, name, term, designate, style, call, dub, entitle, title …

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  • 127christen — verb (T) 1 to be officially given your name at a Christian religious ceremony soon after you are born: be christened: She was christened Sarah. 2 to invent a name for someone because it describes them well: Tony s colleagues christened him Romeo …

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  • 128christen — verb 1) she was christened Sara Syn: baptize, name, give the name of, call 2) a group who were christened The Magic Circle Syn: call, name, dub, style, term, designate, label, nick …

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