Get to know Christening better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like baptism.
Christening in a sentence
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Christening meaning
- The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
- Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
Synonyms of Christening
Using Christening
- The main meaning on this page is: The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name. | Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
- Useful related words include: baptism.
- In the example corpus, christening often appears in combinations such as: the christening, christening which, christening ceremony.
Context around Christening
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Christening
- In this selection, "christening" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, recent, intimate, louis, ceremony, card and last stand out and add context to how "christening" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include archie s christening and 2021 later christening it with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "christening" sits close to words such as abakaliki, abbasi and abductors, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with christening
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Here is everything we know about Archie’s christening. (9 words)
Nick passed away, unexpectedly, on the way to the christening ceremony. (11 words)
Tragically, a fire shortly after her christening caused significant damage and fatalities, delaying her commissioning. (15 words)
Once, being a Royal super-fan meant building an enviable collection of commemorative plates, or perhaps – at its extreme – camping out overnight before any wedding and christening, as long as it involved a member of the House of Windsor. (39 words)
Following his son Archie’s christening on Saturday, royal watchers have accused Harry of only owning one pair of shoes after he chose to wear the same brown brogues he has opted for in recent months. (36 words)
For just one pence, there was a random mish-mash consisting of a christening card, suet log feeder, a novelty bow for a dog, coarse sanding discs, pyramid support stands and a rigid paper oblong. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
For just one pence, there was a random mish-mash consisting of a christening card, suet log feeder, a novelty bow for a dog, coarse sanding discs, pyramid support stands and a rigid paper oblong.
It remains unknown if Beatrice attended her attended their daughter Lilibet's recent christening in California.
Kate even gave a nod to Diana's style at a very personal and notable event - her firstborn's christening.
Ms Morris and Alvin's stepfather Mark Lewis also recently found a photo of Letby fussing over the baby during the christening which took place at the hospital.
Nick passed away, unexpectedly, on the way to the christening ceremony.
The birthday party may resemble Princess Lilibet's 'intimate' christening last month, with the after-party taking place at the Sussexes' home in Montecito.
The self-styled Mistress of all Evil, Maleficent () lives up to her title when she learns she was not invited to the christening of Princess Aurora ().
When Chrysler revealed an electric crossover concept in 2021, later christening it with the heritage Airflow nameplate, it seemed this was a shoo-in for showrooms given how production-ready it looked.
Kate wore a recycled coat dress by Alexander McQueen that she previously wore at Princess Charlotte's christening.
Once the christening was over, Melinda Trask (Tina Huang) cornered Leo alone to ask “what the hell” that dramatic interlude was.
She and sister Sarah come to all of Harry's UK events and were at Archie's christening.
The hope is to have a remembrance of McGrath on the Island around the Fourth of July, and then a christening ceremony or ground-breaking ceremony for the new park around the same time.
Tragically, a fire shortly after her christening caused significant damage and fatalities, delaying her commissioning.
Once, being a Royal super-fan meant building an enviable collection of commemorative plates, or perhaps – at its extreme – camping out overnight before any wedding and christening, as long as it involved a member of the House of Windsor.
She accessorised the look with her Cavolfiore Pearl Studs from Cassandra Goad, which she wore previously for Prince Louis’ christening.
Both are featured in the family portrait of Harry and Meghan after they celebrated the christening of their son, Archie Harrison, last month.
Following his son Archie’s christening on Saturday, royal watchers have accused Harry of only owning one pair of shoes after he chose to wear the same brown brogues he has opted for in recent months.
Here is everything we know about Archie’s christening.
It's been less than a week since baby Archie's christening, but royals fans are already getting another glimpse of him, this time with other young royals.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge didn’t attend the christening, and for a royal family gathering, it was considered casual according to an observer.
Common combinations with christening
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the christening 13×
- christening which 3×
- christening ceremony 3×
- christening of 3×
- archie christening 3×
- royal christening 3×
- of christening 2×
- christening in 2×
- archie's christening 2×
- louis christening 2×