i hear alot of people say oh what should i get him or her for xmas and its not xmas its chrismas why in the world are people saying exmas instead of chrismas? and what dose it mean?
2006-12-09 14:54:19 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
"XMAS" is not exactly disrespectful, if you consider its origins.
This abbreviation for Christmas is of Greek origin. The word for Christ in Greek is Xristos. During the 16th century, Europeans began using the first initial of Christ's name, "X" in place of the word Christ in Christmas as a shorthand form of the word. Although the early Christians understood that X stood for Christ's name, later Christians who did not understand the Greek language mistook "Xmas" as a sign of disrespect.
With that in mind, Merry Xristos
2006-12-09 15:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by Don R 3 · 53⤊ 4⤋
Lots of people say that xmas is a way of "removing" christ from christmas, and trying to make it a secular holiday that has nothing to do with religion. In reality, the word "xmas" comes from the Greek letter Chi, (which is written as X), which was used in the old days to represent the word Christ.
2006-12-09 14:57:17 · answer #2 · answered by krissy 2 · 16⤊ 2⤋
It means you're the type who waits three months to find out what the word "procrastinate" means.
2016-05-23 01:05:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all it's spelled xmas not exmas and x stands for christ (christmas) ,but i know what u mean i cant stand when people call it that!!!
2006-12-09 14:58:53 · answer #4 · answered by gina 3 · 5⤊ 5⤋
Sometimes the X for Christ is used on religious forums to make the typing easier. It is usually understood that X=christ in short typing, when I read X-mas I read it as Christmas, same with Xian (Christian) and Xianity, I automatically substitute christ when I see the word shortened in type. It really isn't a disrespect toward Christ, just a form of shorthand similar to BTW, LOL, G2G, Gr8, L8er, 2morrow... etc.
2006-12-09 15:07:15 · answer #5 · answered by Julia Star 2 · 5⤊ 8⤋
it means christmas. xmas stands for christmas. it's just a shorter way to say it. A lot of people use xmas if they're writing it on paper, too.
2006-12-09 14:58:00 · answer #6 · answered by cc d 1 · 4⤊ 7⤋
the common misconception is that xmas is just x-ing out "christ." the truth is that the greek for christ -- xristos -- is where the word for christ came from, and in the greek language, it starts with the letter that looks like an X.
So, to shorten it, it was x-mas.
2006-12-09 14:56:42 · answer #7 · answered by willow oak 5 · 21⤊ 3⤋
Oh my. Um "Xmas = Christmas." Exmas has nothing to do with Christmas. Its NOT Even close. That is why in the world people are not saying exmas. Because they are not even related.
2006-12-09 16:29:55 · answer #8 · answered by jrealitytv 6 · 4⤊ 11⤋
people say xmas because it is shorter than christmas and it is easy to say. people may not be able to say christmas because there is christ in it. WHO knows.
2006-12-09 15:03:07 · answer #9 · answered by Beatle* 1 · 4⤊ 7⤋
It's the same as Christmas but..it's shorten to Xmas I can't really stand people saying Xmas
2006-12-09 14:57:36 · answer #10 · answered by alix_slgd 1 · 1⤊ 12⤋