The abbreviation 'Xmas' 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.
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Well argued but too fulsome. The X is the greek letter chi which is the simplest abbreviation of Christ.
No, Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas.
The "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass,
while the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός, translated as "Christ".
There is a common misconception that the word Xmas stems from a secular attempt to remove the religious tradition from Christmas by taking the "Christ" out of "Christmas".
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Xmas is a shortened way of writing Christmas.
it is an abbreviation for Christmas 'aka Xmas'
If you believe in Santa then he delivers them on Xmas Eve and you open them on Xmas Day, if not it should get to your home on Xmas Eve and you open them on Xmas Day.
No. Xmas is an abbreviation of Christmas - but there are not other English words for it.
"Xmas" is an abbreviation of the word "Christmas".
Xmas Yuletide
Xmas is the abbreviation of Christmas.
It is disrespectful only if you mispronounce it Eksmas. In the abbreviation Xmas (pronounced "Christmas"), the X- is not the Roman letter x. It is the Greek letter chi, which is long-established as a proper abbreviation for Christ.
the christmas suprise was on xmas eve, xmas and a few days after, the chests look like presents
Xmas, Christmas Eve, Christmastime, Christmas Day.
Xmas stands for christmas, it's just a shortened version.