The priest will christen Mary's child.
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Christen
//ˈkɹɪsən//
Synonyms for "christen" (47 found)
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Closest matches (10)
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Related words (23)
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6 entrieshas context
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4 entriesTranslations
57 translations across 23 languages.
Aragonese
2 entries- bautizar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- cristianar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
Armenian
1 entries- մկրտել verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
Asturian
3 entries- acristianar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- bautizar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- cristianar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
Bashkir
2 entries- исем ҡушыу verb (to name)
- суҡындырыу verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
Bulgarian
3 entries- именувам verb (to name)
- кръщавам verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- кръщавам verb (to name)
Catalan
2 entries- batejar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- cristianar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
Czech
2 entries- křtít verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- pokřtít verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
Dutch
1 entries- dopen verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
Esperanto
3 entries- bapti verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- bapti verb (to name)
- nomi verb (to name)
Finnish
3 entries- kastaa verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- kastaa verb (to name)
- ristiä verb (to name)
French
3 entries- baptiser verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- baptiser verb (to name)
- nommer verb (to name)
Galician
3 entries- acristianar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- batear verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- bautizar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
German
2 entries- taufen verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- taufen verb (to name)
Hungarian
2 entries- keresztel verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- keresztel verb (to name)
Italian
3 entries- battezzare verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- battezzare verb (to name)
- inaugurare verb (to name)
Kabuverdianu
3 entries- batiza verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- botisa verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- butezá verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
Portuguese
2 entries- batizar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- batizar verb (to name)
Romanian
2 entries- boteza verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- boteza verb (to name)
Russian
4 entries- крести́ть verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- крести́ть verb (to name)
- назва́ть verb (to name)
- называ́ть verb (to name)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- baist verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- baist verb (to name)
Slovak
2 entries- krstiť verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- pokrstiť verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
Spanish
3 entries- acristianar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- bautizar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- cristianar verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
Swedish
2 entries- döpa verb (to perform the religious rite of baptism on)
- döpa verb (to name)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
When it came time to christen the infant, the Prince of Wales sent word that he would act as godfather to the noble baby.
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The new baby was christened at the village church.
Source: wiktionary
Lewis the 9th of France, being asked by vvhat ſtile he vvould be called, ſaid, Levvis of Poyſſy. […] [S]aid he, I deſire to be called Levvis of Poyſſy, becauſe there I got the moſt glorious victory that ever I had; For there I overcame the Divell: meaning that he vvas chriſtned there.
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