chrismon

English

noun
Definitions
  • A Christogram.
  • (paleography) A stylised siglum or character interpreted as an invocation of Christ in Merovingian and Carolingian documents.
  • A Christmas decoration with explicitly Christian religious symbolism.

Etymology

Derived from Latin crismon.

Origin

Latin

crismon

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