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   christen

   /ˈkrɪsn/

   verb

   • 1. give (a baby) a Christian name at baptism as a sign of admission to a Christian Church: "their second daughter was christened Jeanette" Similar baptizenamegive a name togive the name ofcallrare:lustrate
   • ▪ give a name to (someone or something) which reflects a notable characteristic: "we have christened our regular train home the ghost train" Similar callnamedubstyletermdesignatelabelnicknamerefer to asgive the name ofrare:denominate
   • 2. use for the first time: informal "he bought a new pair of boots and christened them with his first goal at the McAlpine Stadium" Similar begin usinguse for the first timebreak in

   Word Origin Old Englishcrīstnian ‘make Christian’, from crīsten ‘Christian’, from Latin Christianus, from Christus ‘Christ’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. christener noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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