The meaning of CHRISTEN is baptize. How to use christen in a sentence.

CHRISTEN definition: 1. to give a baby a name at a Christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the Christian…. Learn more.

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.

He was christened when he was three months old. They christened the baby Anna. The politician was chosen to christen a new ship. The newspaper has christened her as the reigning Queen …

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.

3 days ago · christen (third-person singular simple present christens, present participle christening, simple past and past participle christened) (transitive) To perform the religious rite …

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.

Definition of christen verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb christen, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.