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chrismons

chrismons is the plural of chrismon.

Meaning of chrismon

Noun

chrismon (plural chrismons or chrisma)

  1. A Christogram.
    • The sacred monogram or chrismon was extensively used by Constantine […] a crown of gold, enclosing the chrismon or mysterious monogram1869, Chambers's Journal, page 818
  2. A stylised siglum or character interpreted as an invocation of Christ in Merovingian and Carolingian documents.
    • 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)1970, Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 7, page 478
  3. A Christmas decoration with explicitly Christian religious symbolism.
    • Chrismons were first made as tree decorations by members of the Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Daville, Va., in 1957.1964, The Lutheran Witness, volume 83, page 548

Questions about chrismons

What is chrismons the plural of?
Chrismons is the plural of chrismon.

Words near chrismons in the dictionary

  1. chrismation
  2. chrismations
  3. chrismatories
  4. chrismatory
  5. chrismon
  6. chrismons
  7. chrisms
  8. Chrismukka
  9. Chrismukkah
  10. chrisom
  11. chrisom child

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