christening
Example Sentences
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Known for her iconic one liners, Doris is well quoted by fans of the series - particularly when she refused to make the salad for Neil the Baby's christening.
From BBC
German critics were equally enchanted, christening her “the Black Venus.”
From New York Times
Charles with his mother, then Princess Elizabeth, after his christening ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 1948.
From New York Times
After months of confusion, the Sussexes’ christening announcement marked the first time one of their children was publicly referred to with a royal title.
From Los Angeles Times
The anointing of the King has echoes of a christening or the ordination into religious orders, with the monarch being symbolically touched with holy oil on the head, chest and hands.
From BBC
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