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Christen vs Denominate - What's the difference?

christen | denominate |

As verbs the difference between christen and denominate

is that christen is to perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise while denominate is to name; to designate.

christen

English

Alternative forms

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Verb

(en verb)
  • To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise.
  • To name.
  • * Bishop Burnet
  • Christen the thing what you will.
  • (obsolete) To Christianize.
  • (Jeremy Taylor)
  • (colloquial, usually, Christian) To use for the first time.
  • Anagrams

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    denominate

    English

    Verb

  • To name; to designate.
  • * Hume
  • Passions commonly denominating selfish.
  • To express in a monetary unit.
  • Oil is denominated in dollars, so changes in the strength of the dollar affect oil prices everywhere.

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