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christening
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" 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 overall. Written by Peter Ocko and directed by Alex Hardcastle , the episode aired on November 4, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"act or ceremony of baptizing," c.1300, verbal noun from christen (v.). Old English had cristnung .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Christen \Chris"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Christened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Christening .] [AS. cristnian to make a Christian, fr. cristen a Christian.] To baptize and give a Christian name to. To give a name; to denominate. ``Christen the thing what you will.'' ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. giving a Christian name at baptism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES marriage/funeral/christening etc service ▪ a memorial service for the disaster victims EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I would watch her getting ready for the christenings and weddings at which my father officiated. ▪ It was ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 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. vb. (present participle of christen English)
Usage examples of christening.
Only three days later, when he took part in the magnificent christening ceremony that named the child Elizabeth, he saw that the iron cross was pinned to the inside of the chrisom, the robe in which the child would be wrapped when she was taken from the baptismal font.
Many men shalt thou bring to the right troth and to christening, helping thereby both thyself and thy fellow men.
I shall ever help men to christening, I cannot believe, for I am now, and always shall be, a faithful worshipper of the gods of Asgard and an enemy to all believers in Christ.
He said that he intended to have the Christian faith set forth throughout all his realm, and that he would bring about the christening of Norway or else die in the endeavour.
Olaf stood north along the land, christening all folk wheresoever he came.
Olaf declared that he would conquer this bold viking and bring him to christening or himself be conquered.
Thing was established the king rose and spoke before his lieges, first concerning matters of peace and law, and finally he bade them take christening again.
Both places might have yielded some very useful christening gift for the child.
She was much safer staying where she was and guarding the christening gifts.
The engagement announcement had been made immediately following the christening of Jesse Elizabeth Creed and had surprised and delighted the assembled planters, their wives, sons, and daughters.
She found her sister sitting in a large wing chair in the corner of the parlor with Jesse, still clothed in her lacy white christening gown, lying in her arms.
The vicar was holding the baby, sprinkling the holy water on her forehead, christening her now in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
He had stood at her side during the toasts and the cutting of the christening cake, and after Randolph had finished speaking, he had made a toast himself.
Harrogate the afternoon of the christening, and recounted other devastating incidents.
Aunt Emma spotted a look in your eyes when you were observing Paula at the christening two and a half years ago.