The meaning of CHRISTEN is baptize. How to use christen in a sentence.

CHRISTEN definition: 1. to give a baby a name at a Christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the Christian…. Learn more.

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.

CHRISTEN definition: to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize. See examples of christen used in a sentence.

1. to baptize. 2. to give a name to at baptism. 3. to name and dedicate: to christen a ship. 4. to make use of for the first time.

To christen a person is to name them, especially in a church baptism ceremony. Your parents may have christened you after a great-grandparent, giving you the same first name.

Definition of christen verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Factsheet What does the verb christen mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb christen, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, …

5 days ago · christen (third-person singular simple present christens, present participle christening, simple past and past participle christened) (transitive) To perform the religious rite …

Christen definition: To use for the first time.