Associations to the word «Christening»
Noun
Wiktionary
CHRISTENING, noun. The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
CHRISTENING, noun. Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
CHRISTENING, verb. Present participle of christen
Dictionary definition
CHRISTENING, noun. Giving a Christian name at baptism.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.