christening

English

Alternative forms

• Christianing (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English cristenynge, from Old English cristnung; compare christen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪs.ə.nɪŋ/

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Noun

christening (plural christenings)

1. The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
2. Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.

Derived terms

• as demure as an old whore at a christening
• as demure as a whore at a christening

 

Translations

Christian sacrament

• Georgian: მონათვლა (monatvla), ნათლობა (natloba)
• German: Taufe (de) f
• Irish: baisteadh m
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: крешене (krešeńe)

• Middle English: cristenynge
• Norman: bâptême m
• Polish: chrzest (pl) m, chrzciny (pl) pl
• Russian: креще́ние (ru) n (kreščénije)
• Scottish Gaelic: baisteadh m
• Swedish: dop (sv) n
• Ukrainian: хрещення m (xreščennja)

any instance of someone's or something's being christened

• Georgian: მონათვლა (monatvla)
• Russian: креще́ние (ru) n (kreščénije)
• Swedish: dop (sv) n

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Translations to be checked

• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} botezare f, ^{(please verify)} creștinare (ro) f

Verb

christening

1. present participle and gerund of christen