Chi-Rho

American

[kee-roh, kahy-] / ˈkiˈroʊ, ˈkaɪ- /

noun

the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Chi-Rhos

plural

Etymology

Origin of Chi-Rho

First two letters of Greek Christós Christ. See chi ¹, rho

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Chi-Rho

A third was a round flat-bottomed bowl, with a decorated rim bearing the Chi-Rho amidst its other ornament.

From Roman Britain in 1914 by Haverfield, F. (Francis)

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