christen
verb (used with object)
to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
unchristened
-
a word derived from
christen.
Example Sentences
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He relaxes aboard a yet unchristened 23-ft. sailboat with a dinghy named Neutron.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the two royal grandaunts, Queen Maud of Norway and Louise, Princess Royal, both sisters of the King, rode out to see the newborn unchristened Duchess, ill luck attended them.
From Time Magazine Archive
The scene was the private chapel of Buckingham Palace, Present were the King, the Queen, Edward of Wales, Princess Mary, the Duke and Duchess of York, many another and an unchristened babe.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sophomores had come south with a new, still- unchristened shell.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Blank tombstones stood unchristened and uncarved in the window beneath the sign.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
