Christening

//ˈkɹɪs.ə.nɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
  2. 2
    giving a Christian name at baptism wordnet
  3. 3
    Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of christen form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
baptismaffusionappellationaspergationaspersionbaptismal gown

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.

Related phrases

as demure as a whore at a christeningas demure as an old whore at a christeningchristian name

More for "christening"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.