Definition of Christening. Meaning of Christening. Synonyms of Christening

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Definition of Christening

Christening
Christen Chris"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Christened; p. pr. & vb. n. Christening.] [AS. cristnian to make a Christian, fr. cristen a Christian.] 1. To baptize and give a Christian name to. 2. To give a name; to denominate. ``Christen the thing what you will.' --Bp. Burnet. 3. To Christianize. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. 4. To use for the first time. [Colloq.]

Meaning of Christening from wikipedia

- Look up christening in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Christening may refer to: Baptism, a Christian sacrament of initiation Infant baptism, the practice...
- The Christening (Polish: Chrzest) is a 2010 Polish drama film directed by Marcin Wrona. Wojciech Zieliński as Michal Leba Tomasz Schuchardt as Janek Natalia...
- A royal christening gown is an item of baptismal clothing used by a royal family at family christenings. Among those presently using such a gown are the...
- "Christening" is the seventh episode of the seventh season of the American version of the comedy television series The Office and the show's 133rd episode...
- unity amongst Christians. Baptism is also called christening, although some reserve the word "christening" for the baptism of infants. In certain Christian...
- Christening cap was a headgear of 18th-and early 19th-century. The smallest cap in the collections of Den Gamle By is made of striped silk with linen...
- long, white infants' garment now made especially for the ceremony of christening and usually only worn then. They are in fact the normal, or at least...
- An emergency baptism is a baptism administered to a person in immediate danger of death. This can be a person of any age, but is often used in reference...
- The Christening of the Prince of Wales is a history painting by the British artist Sir George Hayter, which was first exhibited at Windsor Castle in 1845...
- A Bush Christening is a humorous poem by Australian writer and poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson. It was first published in The Bulletin magazine on...