christen

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

baptiser

nommer

appeler

dénommer

étrenner

intituler

Synonymes

baptize

baptise

name

dub

dabble

designate

dip

douse

cross

duck

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dunk

Christianise

puddle

sop

souse

give a name

give a name to

Traductions

battezzare

taufen

batizar

dopen

bautizar

βαφτίζω

baptizare

vaftiz etmek

batejar

cristianizar

βαπτίζω

inaugurare

dare il nome a

vaftízo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪsən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: cristenen

Hérité de ancien anglais: cristnian

Appartenant à néerlandais: kerstenen

Appartenant à Middle Low German: kristenen

Appartenant à danois: kristne

Appartenant à suédois: kristna

Appartenant à islandais: kristna

In summary

From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from Old English cristnian (“to christen, baptise”), from cristen (“Christen, Christian”) + -nian. Equivalent to Christ + -en. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kristenje (“to christen”), Dutch kerstenen (“to christen”), Middle Low German kristenen, kerstenen, karstenen (“to christen”), Danish kristne (“to christen”), Swedish kristna (“to christen”), Icelandic kristna (“to christen”).