Christen

  • 1Christen — 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),… …

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  • 2Christen — 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

  • 3Christen — Christen, Ada, Pseudonym, s. Breden …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 4Christen — Christen, Ada, Pseudonym für Christiane von Breden (s.d.) …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 5Christen — 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

  • 6christen — index call (title), denominate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 7christen — 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

  • 8christen — *baptize …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 9christen — [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

  • 10christen — ► 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 …

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