christen
See also: Christen
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from Old English crīstnian (“to christen, baptise”), from Old English crīsten (“Christen, Christian”) + -nian. Cognate with Dutch kerstenen (“to christen”), Middle Low German kristenen, kerstenen, karstenen (“to christen”), Danish kristne (“to christen”) Swedish kristna (“to christen”), Icelandic kristna (“to christen”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
christen (third-person singular simple present christens, present participle christening, simple past and past participle christened)
- To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise.
- (usually Christian) To name.
- Bishop Burnet
- Christen the thing what you will.
- Bishop Burnet
- (obsolete) To Christianize.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)
- (colloquial, usually Christian) To use for the first time.
Translations[edit]
to perform the religious act of baptism
to name
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- kersten (obsolete)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɪs.tən/
- (some orthodox Protestants) IPA(key): /ˈxrɪs.tən/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: chris‧ten
Noun[edit]
christen m (plural christenen, diminutive christentje n)
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English 2-syllable words
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- English lemmas
- English verbs
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- English colloquialisms
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
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