Synonyms & related words for christening

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of christening — including baptism, chrismal, affusion, baptistery, naming. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to christening

Explore words related to christening — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include rebaptism, baptismal, baptizing, baptized, chrisom, christened, unchristened, rebaptize. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for christening

Common synonyms for christening include baptism, chrismal, affusion, baptistery, naming — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does christening come from?

The word christening breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root christ-, from Greek christos (“anointed”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.