Difference between revisions of "Christening"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_100037" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_100037" /> == | ||
<p> (p. pr. & vb. n.) of | <p> (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Christen </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_32311" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_32311" /> == | ||
<p> a name given to the act of baptism, </p> <p> (1) as if thereby the child were made a Christian; or </p> <p> (2), as baptism fixes the | <p> a name given to the act of baptism, </p> <p> '''(1)''' as if thereby the child were ''made a Christian;'' or </p> <p> '''(2),''' as baptism fixes the ''Christian'' or ''Christened'' name of the child. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == |