christening

Meaning of christening

verb
  1. To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise.
    The new baby was christened at the village church.
  2. To name.
    I christen this ship the Bonny Barnacle.
  3. To Christianize.
  4. To use for the first time.
    I christened my new boots today with a walk in the snow.
  5. To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.
noun
  1. The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
  2. Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.

Information about christening

  • The plural form of christening is: christenings.
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Hyphenation of christening

chris-ten-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
  • christening is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

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