Christogram - Wikipedia The most commonly encountered Christogram in English-speaking countries in modern times is the Χ (or more accurately, Chi), representing the first letter of the word Christ, in such abbreviations as Xmas (for "Christmas") and Xian or Xtian (for "Christian")
Christogram - New World Encyclopedia A Christogram is a combination of letters (a monogram) that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ A monogram consists of linking overlapping letters or graphemes to form one symbol Different types of Christograms are associated with the various traditions of Christianity
What Is the Meaning of the Chi Rho Symbol? | Christianity. com The translation of the word into English means "Christ " It is known as the Christogram While this topic can be extremely difficult and seem foreign, it is an important part of Christianity and its history
What is the meaning of the Chi-Rho symbol? | GotQuestions. org The Chi-Rho is also called the Christogram because it is a monogram of Christ This symbol gained popularity representing the name of Christ during the time of Constantine in the fourth century AD
IHS Christogram -- Early Christian Symbols of the Ancient Church The IHS monogram is an abbreviation or shortening of Jesus' name in Greek to the first three letters Thus ΙΗΣΟΥΣ, ιησυς (i ē sus, "Jesus"), is shortened to ΙΗΣ (iota-eta-sigma), sometimes transliterated into Latin or English characters as IHS or ΙΗC