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Chi-Rho

American  
[kee-roh, kahy-] / ˈkiˈroʊ, ˈkaɪ- /

noun

plural

Chi-Rhos

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

Etymology

Origin of Chi-Rho

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

Example Sentences

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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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