LekhoriLekhoriTo perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
The new baby was christened at the village church.
To name.
I christen this ship the Bonny Barnacle.
To Christianize.
I must tell you that christianity hath new christened it
Obsolete form of Christian.
Mrs. Dashwood had never been so much pleased with any young women in her life, as she was with them; had given each of them a needle-book, made by some emigrant; called Lucy by her christen name; and did not know whether she should ever be able to part with them.
Obsolete form of Christian.
From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from Old English cristnian (“to christen, baptise”), from cristen (“Christen, Christian”) + -nian. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kristenje (“to christen”), D...
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