christening

The rite was called christening, from the Greek word for anointing.

CLEAR PICTURES REYNOLDS PRICE 1988

The rite was called christening, from the Greek word for anointing.

CLEAR PICTURES REYNOLDS PRICE 1988

Their christening has been a tardy one, for who can tell what ages have passed since they first came into being?

Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America G. Whitfield Ray

The christening was a great occasion, with a houseful of guests, and a great deal of speechmaking.

The Great Hunger Johan Bojer 1915

A person with a turn for logic might argue that if God is the Father of all men, and if the child is father to the man, it follows that the true representative of God at the christening is the child itself.

Treatise on Parents and Children George Bernard Shaw 1903

'My dear young lady, it is well known that your christening was the work of your aunt, who did it unknown to your parents when she had you in her power, out of pure obstinacy to a church with which she was not in sympathy, taking you surreptitiously, and indefensibly, to the font of the Establishment; so that the rite meant and could mean nothing at all ....

A Laodicean : a Story of To-day Thomas Hardy 1884

The christening was a very grand ceremony, in the eyes of the village folk, and everything was done in the most approved fashion.

Greifenstein 1881

A christening is a landmark in any child's life - make it something everyone will remember

Lil' Duck Duck 2009

The christening was a disaster as Cliff Lee out-dueled CC Sabathia and the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies broke home-field advantage with a 6-1 victory.

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Secondhand shops are prime hunting grounds for special-occasion baby and toddler clothes such as christening and holiday outfits and fancy party duds that have been worn only once or twice (if at all).

Baby clothing: Consider used 2009