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christen

verb as in named in religious rite

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The gayborhood, Boystown has been re-christened as “Northalsted” to promote inclusion.

When she was born in 2004, her parents asked their friend Vladimir Putin, then a few years into his reign in Russia, to christen her in the Orthodox tradition they all share.

From Time

The restaurant didn’t hold back by christening its Sunday event as the “Bitchiest Brunch.”

The wait is generally worth it, with new glades, bowls, and buttery runs to christen.

It will be used to create a new building which will be christened The Poonawalla Vaccines Research Building.

From Quartz

“There are members of the Jackson family that have been from the beginning against Paris doing this film,” Christen says.

“The other person we had to convince to agree was her grandmother Katherine,” Christen says.

“We had access to the French medical files from Percy and those files were really well done,” Christen says.

Christen says their strict criteria for involvement were all met.

Now, little girl, you stand here and say: 'I christen thee White Swan.'

I told him the story of Colonel Train's life, and that we were going to christen the new vessel with his name.

In the absence of a better name, fellows, I hereby christen this waterway Snake Creek; any objections?

At his smile and nod she had said in a high clear voice, "I christen thee Star Lord!"

So we have decided, now, to christen our Troop by that name.

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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to christen, such as: asperse, baptize, bless, call, dedicate, and denominate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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