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christened

adjective as in called

Strong matches

adjective as in named

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The King returns to Cleveland, a battered Kobe battles in the West, and the Zen Master is christened the savior of New York.

The middle class woman entered marriage as an individual and was christened into a new identity: as one half of a unit couple.

Compare this with the menu at Botin, christened by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest restaurant in the world.

Only then was Shakespeare christened a genius, and the term was also used to describe living figures like Benjamin Franklin.

They considered the rakers program highly successful, and christened it the “Demographics Unit.”

Perhaps you remember that when Alila was christened there was a good supply of tuba at the feast.

I have recently found out that she was christened Tabitha—or, anyhow, would have been, if the clergyman had known his job.

The King had his young daughter very magnificently christened by Archbishop Cranmer.

This little girl was christened Amelia, after her mother, who taught and trained her both wisely and well.

There was a private baptism in his library one Sunday afternoon, and she was christened Amy Eudora.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to christened, such as: labeled, and termed.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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