christen
1Christen — may refer to: People Adolf Christen (1811–1883), court actor, theater director and theater manager Brian Christen (born 1926), Canadian cricketer Fritz Christen (1921–1995), German Waffen SS soldier of WWII era Georges Christen (born 1962),… …
2Christen — Chris ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Christened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Christening}.] [AS. cristnian to make a Christian, fr. cristen a Christian.] [1913 Webster] 1. To baptize and give a Christian name to. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a name; to denominate …
3Christen — Christen, Ada, Pseudonym, s. Breden …
4Christen — Christen, Ada, Pseudonym für Christiane von Breden (s.d.) …
5Christen — Christen, wurden die Anhänger Christi zuerst in Antiochien am Orontes genannt, wo sich um 40 n. Chr. die erste heidenchristliche Gemeinde bildete; das Wort »Christiani« ist latein. Bildung, was beweist, daß die Römer den Namen »Christus« für… …
6christen — index call (title), denominate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7christen — c.1200, from O.E. cristnian to baptize, lit. to make Christian, from W.Gmc., from Church L. christianus (see CHRISTIAN (Cf. Christian)). General meaning of to name is attested from mid 15c. Related: Christened; christening …
8christen — *baptize …
9christen — [v] named in religious rite asperse, baptize, bless, call, dedicate, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, godparent, immerse, sprinkle, style, term, title; concepts 62,367 …
10christen — ► VERB 1) name (a baby) at baptism as a sign of admission to a Christian Church. 2) informal use for the first time. DERIVATIVES christening noun. ORIGIN Old English «make Christian», from Latin Christus Christ …
11christen — [kris′ən] vt. [ME cristnen < OE cristnian: see CHRISTIAN] 1. to take into a Christian church by baptism; baptize 2. to give a name to at baptism 3. to give a name to (a ship being launched, etc.) 4. Informal to make use of for the first time …
12christen — [[t]krɪ̱s(ə)n[/t]] christens, christening, christened 1) VERB: usu passive When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare baptize. [be V ed] She was born in March and christened in June...… …
13christen — re·christen; un·christen; christen; …
14christen — UK [ˈkrɪs(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms christen : present tense I/you/we/they christen he/she/it christens present participle christening past tense christened past participle christened 1) [often passive] to perform a religious… …
15Christen — Dieser Artikel erläutert den Begriff Christ als Anhänger Jesu von Nazaret; andere Bedeutungen siehe unter Christ (Begriffsklärung) und Christen (Begriffsklärung). Als Christ wird eine Person bezeichnet, die sich zu Jesus von Nazaret (bekannt auch …
16christen — christener, n. /kris euhn/, v.t. 1. to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize. 2. to give a name to at baptism: They christened her Mary. 3. to name and dedicate: to christen a ship. 4. to make use of for the first time. [bef. 900; …
17christen — verb Christen is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ship …
18Christen — use something for the first time: to christen the new bathroom …
19christen — Australian Slang use something for the first time: to christen the new bathroom …
20christen — chris|ten [ krısn ] verb transitive 1. ) often passive to BAPTIZE a baby and officially give it a name: christen someone/something: She was christened Annabel. 2. ) to give a name to someone or something 3. ) INFORMAL to use something for the… …
