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Noun: christening  kri-su-ning
  1. Giving a Christian name at baptism
Verb: christen  kri-sun
  1. Administer baptism to
    "The parents had the child christened";
    - baptize, baptise [Brit]

Derived forms: christenings

Type of: baptism, call, name

Encyclopedia: Christening

Christen Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63