chrismon
(ˈkrɪzmɒn)
[med.L., f. Chris(tus + mon(ogramma.]
= chi-rho.
| 1872 J. D. Champlin in Appleton's Jrnl. 28 Dec. 723 (Funk), The chrismon..is found on Christian tombs of the beginning of the second century. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. IX. 498/2 The early Christians used a monogram of the first two letters of the name of Christ in Greek..(chrismon or monogrammatic invocation). |