christening

English

Alternative forms

Christianing (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

as demure as a whore at a christening

Translations

Christian sacrament

Georgian: მონათვლა (monatvla), ნათლობა (natloba)
German: Taufe (de) f
Irish: baisteadh m
Middle English: cristenynge
Norman: bâptême m
Polish: chrzest (pl) m, chrzciny (pl) pl
Russian: креще́ние (ru) n (kreščénije)
Scottish Gaelic: baisteadh m
Swedish: dop (sv) n
Ukrainian: хрещення m (xreščennja)

any instance of someone's or something's being christened

Georgian: მონათვლა (monatvla)
Russian: креще́ние (ru) n (kreščénije)
Swedish: dop (sv) n

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Translations to be checked

Romanian: ^{(please verify)} botezare f, ^{(please verify)} creștinare (ro) f

Verb

christening

present participle of christen