christening

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

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.

Verb

present participle and gerund of christen

christen

1. (transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
2. (broadly, transitive) To name.
3. (obsolete) To Christianize.
4. (colloquial) To use for the first time.
5. (informal) To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.

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Conceptos

bautizo

bautismo

cristianar

Sinónimos

baptism

naming

naming ceremony

dew

fullought

Traducciones

baptême

battesimo

Taufe

baptismus

doop

baptisma

baptismo

doopsel

batismo

βάφτισμα

βάπτισμα

váptisma

Einweihung

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪs.ə.nɪŋ/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: cristenynge

Heredado de inglés antiguo: cristnung

In summary

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