The meaning of christen is baptize They christened the new ball park with a win. How to use christen in a sentence.
To give a baby a name at a christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the christian… The newspaper has christened her as the reigning queen of tennis To give a name to at baptism
You say that you christen a person, place, or object a particular name if you choose a name for them and start calling them by that name. To receive into the christian church by baptism See examples of christen used in a sentence. Definition of christen verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. There are five meanings listed in oed's entry for the word christen, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. He was christened when he was three months old
The politician was chosen to christen a new ship
