christening
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈkrɪs.tən.ɪŋ/
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bautizo
- I've been in St. Petersburg for the christening of a granddaughter.
- weddings and christenings
We'll do a spread for the few christenings and funerals.
- We'll do a spread for the few christenings and funerals.
- Like I said, like go to work, go to your sons christening.
- We met at Colby and Blake's christening.
- And my wife said, well, I'm going to run to the toy store and pick up some little toys that will help distract Sonny's kids when they melt down during the christening.
Examples
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I am running late for my niece's christening.
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I am running late for my niece's christening.
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"Had we known her name, she would have been invited to the christening, and none of this would have taken place."
Fiction book (2001) -
Perhaps you have forgotten that tomorrow is the christening ceremony.
Fiction book (1994) -
Friends, relatives, and neighbors had begun to arrive for the christening party at our house on Fifth Street.
Fiction book (2002) -
I promise you I'll send you an invitation to the baby's christening.
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Granddad took down the christening cake and placed it proudly on the counter.
Fiction book (1999) -
The baby wore a long, white, embroidered christening gown with a matching cap that Brita had made.
Fiction book (1992) -
You can imagine how punctilious we were in sending out invitations to the royal christenings.
Fiction book (1995) -
I promise you I'll send you an invitation to the baby's christening.
Synonyms
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4.7
A Christian ceremony where a priest sprinkles, dips, or pours water on someone to show they join the church
How Ceremonial
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word christening comes from the verb christen, which comes from Christ, the name used for Jesus, and originally meant 'to make someone a Christian by naming them'. So a christening is the ceremony where a baby is given a Christian name and welcomed into the church.