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unchristening

unchristening is the present participle and gerund of unchristen.

Meaning of unchristen

Verb

unchristen (third-person singular simple present unchristens, present participle unchristening, simple past and past participle unchristened)

  1. (transitive) To render unchristian.
    • to constrain him furder were to unchristen him , to unman him , to throw the mountain of Sinai upon him1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC
  2. To undo the act of christening.

Questions about unchristening

What is unchristening the present participle and gerund of?
Unchristening is the present participle and gerund of unchristen.

Words near unchristening in the dictionary

  1. unchoreographed
  2. unchose
  3. unchosen
  4. unchristen
  5. unchristened
  6. unchristening
  7. unchristens
  8. unchristian
  9. unchristian-like
  10. unchristianise
  11. unchristianised

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