christening
Baby's welcome rite
A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a person, typically an infant, is baptized and given a name.
The word extends to any formal naming or inaugural use: the christening of a ship, We christened the new grill with burgers.
To christen something informally is simply to use it for the first time.
Character style set
- godparentsBaptismal sponsors for children
- chrismConsecrated anointing substance
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- immersionState of being submerged
holy water · rebirth · regeneration · purification · cleansing · grace · baptistery · sprinkling
Place of Christian worship
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- prayerAddress to deity
service · altar · hymns · congregation · gown · witnesses · vows · ritual
Seagoing transport vessel
- launchSet into motion
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- maiden voyageShip's initial journey
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
bow · sponsor · godmother · bottle · hull · shipyard · blessing · fleet
Custom passed through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- familyRelated people together
- heirloomInherited family treasure
gown · godparents · legacy · customs · generational · silver cup · keepsake · inheritance
Act of receiving guests
- partyGathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
gifts · gown · photographs · family · godparents · announcement · invitations · keepsake
Identifying word for someone
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- identityWho someone is
- announcementPublic declaration of information
certificate · given name · patron saint · middle name · family name · naming day · chosen name · bestowed
font
Character style set
- godparentsBaptismal sponsors for children
- chrismConsecrated anointing substance
- anointingCeremonial oil application
immersion · holy water · rebirth · regeneration · purification · cleansing · grace · baptistery · sprinkling · catechumen
church
Place of Christian worship
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
prayer · service · altar · hymns · congregation · gown · witnesses · vows · ritual · psalms
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
- launchSet into motion
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- maiden voyageShip's initial journey
champagne · bow · sponsor · godmother · bottle · hull · shipyard · blessing · fleet · keel
tradition
Custom passed through generations
heirloom · gown · godparents · legacy · customs · generational · silver cup · keepsake · inheritance · roots
reception
Act of receiving guests
cake · gifts · gown · photographs · family · godparents · announcement · invitations · keepsake · commemorative
name
Identifying word for someone
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- identityWho someone is
announcement · certificate · given name · patron saint · middle name · family name · naming day · chosen name · bestowed · title
- ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
- shipbuildingshipyards, shipyard, dockyards, dockyard, hull
- Baby Ritualsnaming ceremony, baby blessing, baby dedication, welcome ceremony, brit milah
- baptisminfant baptism, adult baptism, water baptism, immersion, baptismal font
- Catholic Familyfamily prayer, family altar, Catholic school, Catholic education, Catholic values
- Church Ritesbaptizing, Holy Communion, Lord's Supper, adult baptism, infant baptism
christeningfuneral
Service honoring the dead
burial · death rite · last rites · funeral service · memorial service
christeningexcommunication
Formal barring from sacraments
apostasy · defection · anathema · expulsion · defrocking
- 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