christenverb [ T ]
uk/ˈkrɪs.ən/us/ˈkrɪs.ən/christen verb [ T ] (GIVE NAME)
to give a baby a name at a Christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the Christian Church:
She's being christened in June.
[ + noun ] She was christened Maria.
to give a person a name based on a characteristic that they have:
We christened him "Slowcoach" because he took so long to do anything.
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Religious ceremonies & prayers
- alleluia
- amen
- anoint
- baptism
- bar mitzvah
- blessing
- burnt offering
- confirmation
- consecrate
- creed
- dedicate
- devotion
- Eucharist
- incense
- matins
- ordination
- Our Father
- pray
- prayer
- sermon
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christen verb [ T ] (USE FIRST)
informal to use something for the first time:
I'm going to christen my new walking boots on Saturday.
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Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- advantage
- avail
- avail yourself of sth
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- go through sth
- gobble sth up
- heavy
- make capital out of sth idiom
- max
- max sth out
- mine
- upcycle
- upcycling
- usable
- usage
- use
- use sth up
- wear
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