Christogram

[kris-tuh-gram]

noun

1. a symbol of Christ, especially the Chi-Rho.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christogram¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; Christo- + -gram ¹

Example Sentences

The sly gesture, ring finger brought to meet the thumb, hovers somewhere between a Sanskrit mudra — a ritualized hand-sign with esoteric meanings — and an Orthodox Christogram familiar from medieval European depictions of Jesus.

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