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How to correctly say godfather or godmother, godmother or godmother
Christened or baptized: what's the difference
Many people confuse the words “christened” and “christened”. Although these terms seem similar, they have different meanings and uses. Understanding the differences between them will allow you to use them correctly in your speech.
Baptized is a passive participle from the verb to baptize, which means one who has been baptized. For example, you can say: “godson” or “goddaughter”. Crucified, on the other hand, is an adjective that refers to something related to the cross, such as the procession or the Way of the Cross.
The confusion between these words arose due to the influence of the Russian language, where the word “kryostny” is used as a synonym for “godfather”, which caused the erroneous tracing in the Ukrainian language. However, in the Ukrainian language the word “cross” is not…
