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Webster 1828 Edition

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The act or ceremony of baptizing and naming; initiation into the Christian religion.

The christening of a ship

christening ‎(plural christenings)

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.

Christian sacrament

any instance of someone's or something's being christened

christening