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Christen — may refer to: People Adolf Christen (1811–1883), court actor, theater director and theater manager Brian Christen (born 1926), Canadian cricketer Fritz Christen (1921–1995), German Waffen SS soldier of WWII era Georges Christen (born 1962),… … Wikipedia
Christen — Chris ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Christened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Christening}.] [AS. cristnian to make a Christian, fr. cristen a Christian.] [1913 Webster] 1. To baptize and give a Christian name to. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a name; to denominate … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Christen — Christen, Ada, Pseudonym, s. Breden … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Christen — Christen, Ada, Pseudonym für Christiane von Breden (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Christen — Christen, wurden die Anhänger Christi zuerst in Antiochien am Orontes genannt, wo sich um 40 n. Chr. die erste heidenchristliche Gemeinde bildete; das Wort »Christiani« ist latein. Bildung, was beweist, daß die Römer den Namen »Christus« für… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
christen — c.1200, from O.E. cristnian to baptize, lit. to make Christian, from W.Gmc., from Church L. christianus (see CHRISTIAN (Cf. Christian)). General meaning of to name is attested from mid 15c. Related: Christened; christening … Etymology dictionary
christen — *baptize … New Dictionary of Synonyms
christen — [v] named in religious rite asperse, baptize, bless, call, dedicate, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, godparent, immerse, sprinkle, style, term, title; concepts 62,367 … New thesaurus
christen — ► VERB 1) name (a baby) at baptism as a sign of admission to a Christian Church. 2) informal use for the first time. DERIVATIVES christening noun. ORIGIN Old English «make Christian», from Latin Christus Christ … English terms dictionary
christen — [kris′ən] vt. [ME cristnen < OE cristnian: see CHRISTIAN] 1. to take into a Christian church by baptism; baptize 2. to give a name to at baptism 3. to give a name to (a ship being launched, etc.) 4. Informal to make use of for the first time … English World dictionary
