Associations to the word «Christen»

Wiktionary

CHRISTEN, verb. To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise.
CHRISTEN, verb. (usually Christian) To name.
CHRISTEN, verb. (obsolete) To Christianize.
CHRISTEN, verb. (colloquial) (usually Christian) To use for the first time.
CHRISTEN, adjective. Obsolete form of Christian.

Dictionary definition

CHRISTEN, verb. Administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley