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christen

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"Baptize"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹɪsən/Part of speech verbSorted cehinrstStarts with CEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. administer baptism to

Word origin

From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from Old English cristnian (“to christen, baptise”), from cristen (“Christen, Christian”) + -nian. 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”). By surface analysis, Christ + -en.

Used in a sentence

  • The new baby was christened at the village church.
  • I christen this ship the Bonny Barnacle.
  • 1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth Christen the thing what you will.

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