The godmother wished the ship at the christening, among other things: "May there always be enough water beneath your keel!"
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Christening
//ˈkɹɪs.ə.nɪŋ//
Synonyms for "christening" (27 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (13)
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1 entriesderived
2 entriesform of
1 entriesis a
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6 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 15 languages.
Eastern Mari
1 entries- крешене noun (Christian sacrament)
French
1 entries- baptême noun (Christian sacrament)
Georgian
3 entries- მონათვლა noun (Christian sacrament)
- მონათვლა noun (any instance of someone's or something's being christened)
- ნათლობა noun (Christian sacrament)
German
1 entries- Taufe noun (Christian sacrament)
Ingrian
1 entries- ristiäiset noun (Christian sacrament)
Irish
1 entries- baisteadh noun (Christian sacrament)
Middle English
1 entries- cristenynge noun (Christian sacrament)
Norman
1 entries- bâptême noun (Christian sacrament)
Polish
2 entries- chrzciny noun (Christian sacrament)
- chrzest noun (Christian sacrament)
Portuguese
2 entries- batismo noun (Christian sacrament)
- batizado noun (Christian sacrament)
Russian
2 entries- креще́ние noun (Christian sacrament)
- креще́ние noun (any instance of someone's or something's being christened)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- baisteadh noun (Christian sacrament)
Spanish
2 entries- bautismo noun (Christian sacrament)
- bautizo noun (Christian sacrament)
Swedish
2 entries- dop noun (Christian sacrament)
- dop noun (any instance of someone's or something's being christened)
Ukrainian
1 entries- хрещення noun (Christian sacrament)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Happy christening!
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There was a very fine christening; and the Princess had for her godmothers all the fairies they could find in the whole kingdom (there were seven of them), so that every one of them might confer a gift upon her, as was the custom of fairies in those days. By this means the Princess had all the perfections imaginable.
Source: tatoeba (6211713)
After the christening was over, the company returned to the King's palace, where was prepared a great feast for the fairies.
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