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2006-12-19 10:24:29 · 14 answers · asked by Nora G 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
The X in Christmas, in the greek spelling of Christ the first Letter is an X, so for an easy abbreviation, people started Putting the X for Christ instead of spelling out the word.
Χριστο is the greek word for Christ, they just used the first letter.
2006-12-19 10:34:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is sometimes shortened to Xmas, an abbreviation that has a long history. In early Greek versions of the New Testament, the letter Χ (chi), is the first letter of Christ (Χριστός). Since the mid-sixteenth century Χ, or the similar Roman letter X, was used as an abbreviation for Christ.
2006-12-19 10:30:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Xmas
Xmas has been used for hundreds of years in religious writing, where the X represents a Greek chi, the first letter of , “Christ.” In this use it is parallel to other forms like Xtian, “Christian.” But people unaware of the Greek origin of this X often mistakenly interpret Xmas as an informal shortening pronounced (ksms). Many therefore frown upon the term Xmas because it seems to them a commercial convenience that omits Christ from Christmas.
2006-12-19 10:29:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many theories in this. For one, yule is basically basically a shortening of Christmas. A in demand style of persons have faith that 'yule' replaced right into a thank you to de-Christianize Christmas. by utilising needless to say removing 'Christ' from the party, yule turns right into a extra wide-unfold party : an indicator occasion dedicated to partying and presents. infrequently what the unique meaning of Christmas is. so which you may desire to assert that yule is a denial of Christ in this party.
2016-10-05 12:42:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because of the Greek "chi" which looks like an X in the Greek letters..... and is the first letter of the word "Christos" , Christ. I guess people use it as shorthand for Christ-mas and just use the first letter of His title....In Greek Christos and in Hebrew Mashiac ..both meaning "Annointed One".
2006-12-19 10:29:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like true Americans we shorten everything we can: Christmas, Christ on the cross, like an X - equals Xmas!
2006-12-19 10:29:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since the early 16th century, Christ has been abbreviated as X, or chi in Greek....
2006-12-19 10:28:07 · answer #7 · answered by Allen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe its because the crist in cristmas sounds like "criss"
and there is a saying "criss cross", and if you CROSS something out then you put an X thru it. so.... it became Xmas.
2006-12-19 10:27:00 · answer #8 · answered by brookbabe90 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People that dont beleive in God so they took the christ out of christmas and they turned it into xmas!!!!!
2006-12-19 10:44:15 · answer #9 · answered by bubbles 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I know some people think it's to x-out christ from christmas.
not really sure if that is the reason behind though.
2006-12-19 10:29:35 · answer #10 · answered by goldenbrowngod 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋