How to use christen in a sentence. To give a baby a name at a christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the christian… To give a name to at baptism To make use of for the first time. You say that you christen a person, place, or object a particular name if you choose a name for them and start calling them by that name. He was christened when he was three months old
They christened the baby anna The politician was chosen to christen a new ship The newspaper has christened her as the reigning queen of tennis They christened the new ball park with a win. Definition of christen verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. To christen a person is to name them, especially in a church baptism ceremony
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