Christusmonogramm

German

Etymology

Recorded circa 1840, from Christus (“Christ”) +‎ Monogramm (“monogram”). Derived from the Medieval Latin monogramma Christi. Older literature uses the Latin expression, or Chrismon [18th c.].

Noun

Christusmonogramm n (genitive Christusmonogramms, plural Christusmonogramme)

1. Christogram, especially the chi-rho symbol (☧).
   • 1840: "Es sieht aus, wie wenn sich zwischen dem Christusmonogramm, χς, in der Mitte zeige — eine Schlange, das ξ" ("It looks as if there were, in the midst of the Christogram χς, a Serpent, the letter ξ") Th. F. J. Züllig, "Die Zahl 666" (viz. the Greek numeral χξς΄), Die Offenbarung Johannis vol. 2, p. 248.

References

• “Christusmonogramm” in Duden online