CHRISTENING

christening

(noun) giving a Christian name at baptism

Source: WordNet® 3.1

christening (plural christenings)

The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.

Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.

christening

present participle of christen

Source: Wiktionary

CHRISTEN

Chris"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Christened; p. pr. & vb. n. Christening.] Etym: [AS. cristnian to make a Christian, fr. cristen a Christian.]

1. To baptize and give a Christian name to.

2. To give a name; to denominate. "Christen the thing what you will." Bp. Burnet.

3. To Christianize. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

4. To use for the first time. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

Find words from

that start with

that end with

containing

of length

2 April 2025

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”

As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.