christen
IPA: krˈɪsʌn
noun
- Obsolete form of Christian. [A believer in Christianity.]
verb
- (transitive) To perform the religious act of baptism upon; to baptize.
- (transitive, by extension) To name.
- (obsolete) To Christianize.
- (colloquial) To use for the first time.
- (informal) To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.
adjective
- Obsolete form of Christian. [(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.]
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Examples of "christen" in Sentences
- Nature's Human Nature, 'owever you fake' er up an 'christen' er!
- Me, on the other hand, I like to be creative and "christen" things what I like.
- i thought you and john were going to "christen" your new sofa with "watching movies"
- Sculptor David Adickes will 'christen' his latest work (it's not an unveiling because the statues are too big to veil) Thursday night at his studio.
- Of particular interest is the last formula for christening, which doesn't use the word "christen" at all; instead, the minister "dedicates" the child/ren.
- They made a feast, or a meal, of the supper; and some use baptism just to give a child a name, -- to "christen" it, as they say, -- in mere compliance with a custom.
- As for your admonition to allow a creator to "christen" their own creation, I have no problem with that provided there is no contextual conflict with an already existing naming convention.
- Headlines such as "On a regular test drive, you're not allowed to 'christen' the back seat" are paired with ad copy that plays into the MTF theme, with specific messages of performance, fuel efficiency, and handling.
- However, as soon as he got alongside the captain and Mr Marline, they both shook hands with him, in order to give him a proper welcome to his new station, and the steward singing out a few minutes afterwards that dinner was ready, he was invited down into the cabin to "christen" his promotion, as it were, by partaking of that meal, in token of his being admitted to a social equality with his superior officers.
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