Chi-Rho

Chi-Rho

[kee-roh, kahy-]
noun, plural Chi-Rhos.
the Christian monogram () made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
Also called chrismon.


Origin:
first two letters of Greek Christós Christ. See chi, rho

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