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单词 Christogram
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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.
 
 

Definition of Christogram in US English:

Christogram

nounˈkristəˌɡram
  • 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.
    • The Chi-Rho monogram, or Christogram, combined X and P, the first two letters in the name of Christ.
    • The most common Christogram is IHS or IHC, derived from the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus.
    • 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.
    • On the main wall opposite the entrance the apostles Peter and Paul are pointing towards the Christogram symbolising the presence of Christ.
 
 
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