verb · transitive · rare

christen

christen · christens · christened · christening

крестить, окрестить, назвать, называть

taufen

To perform the religious rite of baptism uponTo perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.

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/ˈkɹɪsən/

» Their children will be christened tomorrow.

Meaning

5 senses

(transitive)To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
The new baby was christened at the village church.
taufen
крести́тьkrestítʹ, окрести́тьokrestítʹ
(broadly, transitive)To name.
I christen this ship the Bonny Barnacle.
taufen
крести́тьkrestítʹ, окрести́тьokrestítʹ, называ́тьnazyvátʹ
(colloquial)To use for the first time.
I christened my new boots today with a walk in the snow.
(informal)To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.
(obsolete)To Christianize.

More definitions

administer baptism to

Examples

7 sentences

Their children will be christened tomorrow.
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The ship was christened by the princess.
deDas Schiff wurde von der Prinzessin getauft.
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The priest will christen Mary's child.
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A sailor christened his ship the "Why Not".
deEin Seemann taufte sein Schiff die „Warum nicht!“
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He was christened John.
ruЕго крестили Джоном.
deEr wurde auf den Namen John getauft.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to perform the religious rite of baptism on:

to name:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to perform the religious rite of baptism on:

Origin

From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from Old English cristnian (“to christen, baptis

From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from Old English cristnian (“to christen, baptise”), from cristen (“Christen, Christian”) + -nian. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kristenje (“to christen”), Dutch kerstenen (“to christen”), Middle Low German kristenen, kerstenen, karstenen (“to christen”), Danish kristne (“to christen”), Swedish kristna (“to christen”), Icelandic kristna (“to christen”). By surface analysis, Christ + -en.

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