chrismon
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
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A Christogram.
— The sacred monogram or chrismon was extensively used by Constantine […] a crown of gold, enclosing the chrismon or mysterious monogram
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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)
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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.
词源
From Medieval Latin crismon (New Latin chrismus, chrismum, chrismos), of uncertain origin.
In the 18th century adopted in German as Chrismon or Chrismum, plural Chrismen. English in the 19th century.
The word was revived for a type of Christmas decoration in the mid 20th century, now with a popular etymology of its being a portmanteau of Christus + monogram.
In the 18th century adopted in German as Chrismon or Chrismum, plural Chrismen. English in the 19th century.
The word was revived for a type of Christmas decoration in the mid 20th century, now with a popular etymology of its being a portmanteau of Christus + monogram.
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