Meanings
nounchristening (plural christenings)
plural christenings · alternative obsolete Christianing
- The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
- Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
verb
alternative obsolete Christianing
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of christen
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Old Englishcristnung
- Middle Englishcristenynge
- Englishchristening
From Middle English cristenynge, from Old English cristnung; compare christen + -ing.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French baptême
- baptêmeChristian sacrament
German Taufe
- TaufeChristian sacrament
Irish baisteadh
- baisteadhChristian sacrament
Polish chrzest, chrzciny
- chrzestChristian sacrament
- chrzcinyChristian sacrament
- chrzczenieany instance of someone's or something's being christened
Portuguese batizado, batismo
- batizadoChristian sacrament
- batismoChristian sacrament
Russian креще́ние, креще́ние
- креще́ние (kreščénije)Christian sacrament
- креще́ние (kreščénije)any instance of someone's or something's being christened
Scottish Gaelic baisteadh
- baisteadhChristian sacrament
Spanish bautizo, bautismo
- bautizoChristian sacrament
- bautismoChristian sacrament
Swedish dop, dop
- dopChristian sacrament
- dopany instance of someone's or something's being christened
Ukrainian хрещення
- хрещення (xreščennja)Christian sacrament
Cite this entry
APA
christening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/christening
MLA
“christening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/christening. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “christening,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/christening.
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