(transitive, by extension) To name.
Used in a Sentence
christened
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for christened.
Editorial note
That's why SSN-705 was christened† the City of Corpus Christi, rather than just the Corpus Christi.
Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive, by extension) To name.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of christened gathered in one view.
(colloquial) To use for the first time.
(transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for christened.
verb
(transitive, by extension) To name.
verb
(colloquial) To use for the first time.
verb
(transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
verb
(informal) To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.
Example sentences
That's why SSN-705 was christened† the City of Corpus Christi, rather than just the Corpus Christi.
Are all the studies on the 128-bit block variant of Rijndael (the one christened as AES) also applicable to the 256-bit block variant?
Also Geometry was fine before Rene Descartes messed it up with Algebra and then we christened it Analytical Geometry.
The problem is we've taking the smooth talking performative palliatives of these slick mountebanks and christened their confidence games as sacred free speech instead of the hatemonger hustle it is.
The Navy recently christened the USS Idaho [1] Virginia-class submarine.
I had a HP laptop that christened my dive into cooling fans, Artic paste, thermal bars, heat transfer, and frustration.
Another way to think about it is that the whole thing is a bogie with a rocker at one end, which is how Donna Shirley christened it when she saw the new design.
But even if you want to apply your interpretation of pre-nation state proto-nationalism of sorts, Norway is a prime example of how this actively suppresses rather than preserved local culture: Norway was christened, as many other countries, through violence.
From my limited understanding of the situation as a casual observer, I'd say the optimal (or at least simplest) outcome here would be to do an egcs/gcc-style switch where io.js is officially christened as the next Node.js, and the incumbent Node.js deprecated.
George was simply astounded and so christened his own editor (which used raw input to allow line by line editing) 'em' or Editor for Mortals Subsequently he gave the code to Bill Joy who turned it into ex and then vi and at some point even Ken Thompson probably used it.
> But even if you want to apply your interpretation of pre-nation state proto-nationalism of sorts, Norway is a prime example of how this actively suppresses rather than preserved local culture: Norway was christened, as many other countries, through violence.
Quote examples
The main thing is that it is available to the community, whether christened as the "Matz" Ruby or not.
My kids heard this on the speakerphone, and christened it the "eMonsterstein".
The meal plan should be christened "This Week In Starch".
And we christened this compromise of an ingrown toe-nail an "ORM".
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use christened in a sentence?
That's why SSN-705 was christened† the City of Corpus Christi, rather than just the Corpus Christi.
What does christened mean?
(transitive, by extension) To name.
What part of speech is christened?
christened is commonly used as verb.