christenとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from 古期英語 cristnian (“to christen, baptise”), from cristen (“Christen, Christian”) +‎ -nian. Cognate with Dutch kerstenen (“to christen”), Middle Low German kristenen, kerstenen, karstenen (“to christen”), Danish kristne (“to christen”) Swedish kristna (“to christen”), Icelandic kristna (“to christen”).

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪsən/
• 韻: -ɪsən

動詞

christen (三人称単数 現在形 christens, 現在分詞 christening, 過去形および過去分詞形 christened)

1. (transitive) To perform the religious act of baptism upon; to baptize.

   The new baby was christened at the village church.

2. (transitive, by extension) To name.

   I christen this ship the Bonny Barnacle.

   • 1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth

     Christen the thing what you will.

3. (obsolete) To Christianize.

   1657, Jeremy Taylor, Discourse of the Nature, Offices and Measures of Friendship

   • I must tell you that christianity hath new christened it

4. (colloquial) To use for the first time.

   I christened my new boots today with a walk in the snow.

5. (informal) To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.
   • 1892, John Henry Brown, History of Texas; from 1685 to 1892 - Volume 1, page 127:

     Thus was De Witt's colony, like Austin's, at the mouth of the Colorado, christened in blood, and thus for the moment ended the first effort to found a settlement within its limits.

   • 2002: Q Is for Quarry by Sue Grafton

     I christened the facilities, shrugged into my windbreaker, and met Dolan at his door.

   • 2005, Linda Sonna, Early-Start Potty Training, page viii:

     Being christened by a urinating bare-bottomed newborn is almost a rite of passage of parenthood.

   • 2010, Stefan Korn, Scott Lancaster, Eric Mooij, Being a Great Dad For Dummies, page 122:

     By the way if, as part of your fatherhood journey, you haven't been vomited on, had poo squirted on you, or been christened with pee yet, you're not trying hard enough.

   • 2012, Glory Keveme, Broken Wings, page Page 51:

     A daddy-long-legs lurched against the white-washed walls while Surefire christened the lime-swilled fresh bucket with a strong stream of urine.