christen
Dedicate with ceremony
To christen is to baptize, especially an infant, and give them a Christian name.
The word extends to any ceremonial naming: The queen christened the ship by breaking a bottle of champagne against its bow.
More casually, to christen something is to use it for the first time: Let's christen the new grill with some burgers.
Admit through sacred rite
- fontCharacter style set
- godparentsBaptismal sponsors for children
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
- immersionState of being submerged
infant · sacrament · blessing · clergy · congregation · sprinkle · anoint · church
Identifying word for someone
- baptizeAdmit through sacred rite
- dubAdd replacement audio
- titleFormal honorific or name
- designateFormally select or name
call · label · nickname · moniker · appellation · denomination · epithet · sobriquet
Make sacred officially
- blessConfer favor upon
- sanctifyMake officially holy
- dedicateSet apart formally
- inaugurateBegin officially, with ceremony
commission · devote · hallow · ordain · anoint · sacred · ceremonial · vow
Set into motion
- debutFirst public appearance
- maiden voyageShip's initial journey
- unveilReveal something hidden
- introduceMake formally known
first use · break in · inaugurate · commission · premiere · initiate · open · embark
baptize
Admit through sacred rite
- fontCharacter style set
- godparentsBaptismal sponsors for children
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
immersion · infant · sacrament · blessing · clergy · congregation · sprinkle · anoint · church · altar
name
Identifying word for someone
designate · call · label · nickname · moniker · appellation · denomination · epithet · sobriquet · alias
consecrate
Make sacred officially
inaugurate · commission · devote · hallow · ordain · anoint · sacred · ceremonial · vow · offering
launch
Set into motion
- debutFirst public appearance
- maiden voyageShip's initial journey
- unveilReveal something hidden
introduce · first use · break in · inaugurate · commission · premiere · initiate · open · embark · commence
christenexcommunicate
Expel from church membership
unbaptize · unchristen · damn · curse · desecrate
- Christian radioFaith-based AM/FM programming
- Jesus ChristChristianity's central deity
- Christian dutyMoral responsibility from faith
- Christian scriptureReligious text of Christianity
- before ChristEra preceding Jesus's birth
- Christian sermonsClergy's scriptural teachings
Christ, Christian, Christianity, Christians, christening, christened, christens, Christendom, rechristen