Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A monogram and symbol for Christ, consisting of the superimposed Greek letters chi (Χ) and rho (Ρ), often embroidered on altar cloths and clerical vestments.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the fifth century, emperors began weaving the Chi-Rho symbol together with the imperial seal.
The Black Madonna Davis Bunn 2010
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The gemstone had been sanded flat and carved with the Chi-Rho symbol.
The Black Madonna Davis Bunn 2010
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Cross with Chi-Rho, laurel wreath, and guards at the tomb, detail of 3rd C. panel, mid-4th century A.D.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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Cross with Chi-Rho, laurel wreath, and guards at the tomb, detail of 3rd C. panel, mid-4th century A.D.
St Anselm 2 2009
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This revealed the Chi-Rho marking, an early Christian symbol formed by superimposing the first two letters, X and P, of the Greek word Christos, “the anointed one”.
Archive 2008-09-01 Jan 2008
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Quentin Hutchinson has remained silent since he found the early Christian Chi-Rho amulet while excavating a 4th-century grave near the Somerset town of Shepton Mallet in 1990.
Archive 2008-09-01 Jan 2008
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The Chi-Rho symbol was put on the shields of Constantine's soldiers (most of whom were pagans), and they won the battle.
Robert S. McElvaine: Merry Xmas! -- O Unholy Night when Christ was Reborn 2008
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It also established that silver used to make the cross and the pierced disc that bears the Chi-Rho inscription comes from two sources.
Archive 2008-09-01 Jan 2008
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Quentin Hutchinson has remained silent since he found the early Christian Chi-Rho amulet while excavating a 4th-century grave near the Somerset town of Shepton Mallet in 1990.
More on the Fake Christian Amulet Jan 2008
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This revealed the Chi-Rho marking, an early Christian symbol formed by superimposing the first two letters, X and P, of the Greek word Christos, “the anointed one”.
More on the Fake Christian Amulet Jan 2008
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