Definition of Christogram in US English:
Christogram
nounˈkristəˌɡramˈkristəˌɡram
A symbol for Christ, consisting of the Greek letters chi (Χ) and rho (Ρ).
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the oldest Christograms is the Chi-Rho or Labarum.
- On the main wall opposite the entrance the apostles Peter and Paul are pointing towards the Christogram symbolising the presence of Christ.
- The most common Christogram is IHS or IHC, derived from the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus.
- The Chi-Rho monogram, or Christogram, combined X and P, the first two letters in the name of Christ.
- The letters forming the Christogram begin an elegiac couplet in Greek that moves down the mast to encompass part of the ship, at which point a series of Latin hexameters takes over.