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chrismon

American  
[kriz-mon] / ˈkrɪz mɒn /

noun

  1. Chi-Rho.


Etymology

Origin of chrismon

< Latin Chris ( tus ) Christ + Late Latin mon ( ogramma ) monogram

Example Sentences

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“I’m on the sidelines dripping from every crevice,” said Makayla Chrismon, a 27-year-old medical student among those keeping a watchful eye on the musicians.

From New York Times

Junior Lee Chrismon, 68, died in a hospital Monday.

From Washington Times

The word Chrismon, is a combination of the words Christ and monogram.

From Seattle Times

In another, Chrismon Gules, who has spent 12 of his 20 years in the Dominican Republic, has fashioned a guitar from an empty plastic jug, a hand-carved piece of wood, two wooden tuner pegs and a pair of corresponding metal wires.

From New York Times

The symbolic form was usually the chrismon, or monogram composed of the Greek initials ΧΡ of the name of Christ.

From Project Gutenberg