Christening
/ˈkɹɪs.ə.nɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
- 2 giving a Christian name at baptism wordnet
- 3 Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of christen form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The godmother wished the ship at the christening, among other things: "May there always be enough water beneath your keel!""
Etymology
From Middle English cristenynge, from Old English cristnung; compare christen + -ing.