christener
One who baptizes
A christener is a person who christens—typically a member of the clergy who performs baptisms and bestows names in Christian ceremonies.
The word can extend to anyone who names or dedicates something: The christener of the ship smashed the champagne bottle against the hull.
Baptismal ceremony guardian
- sponsorFunder of activities
- fontCharacter style set
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
priest · minister · pastor · infant · blessing · sacrament · congregation · church
Baptismal ceremony guardian
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- appellationName or title given
- designationFormal name or title
title · dubbing · bestowing · honorific · tradition · first-name · blessing · lineage
godparent
Baptismal ceremony guardian
clergy · priest · minister · pastor · infant · blessing · sacrament · congregation · church · chapel
godparent
Baptismal ceremony guardian
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- appellationName or title given
designation · title · dubbing · bestowing · honorific · tradition · first-name · blessing · lineage · ancestry
christenerchristened
Ritually named, often religiously
baptized · recipient · initiate · godchild · congregant
christeneranonymizer
Service obscuring user identity
eraser · renamer · defacer · obliterator
- ship christeningRitual naming of watercraft
- christening gownInfant's ceremonial dedication garment
- boat christeningCeremony naming a vessel
- christening robeInfant's ceremonial baptism garment
- royal christeningSovereign family's infant blessing