Chrismon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chrismon is a noun meaning A Christogram.
Meaning
A Christogram.
More Meanings
- (palaeography) A stylised siglum or character interpreted as an invocation of Christ in Merovingian and Carolingian documents.
- A Christmas decoration with explicitly Christian religious symbolism.
Example Sentences
Chrismons were first made as tree decorations by members of the Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Daville, Va., in 1957.
The sacred monogram or chrismon was extensively used by Constantine […] a crown of gold, enclosing the chrismon or mysterious monogram
The document usually begins with a verbal invocation (such as In Dei nomine, amen) or a chrismon (often Christ's monogram formed from the letters XP)
Word Forms
- chrismons
- chrisma
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chi-rho, crossrow, chrysography, hierogram, logogram, hierograph.
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