Category:Xp

Xp. [belongs here in appearance only.]

Defn: the first two letters of the greek word xristos, christ; -- an Abbreviation used with the letters separate or, oftener, in a Monogram, often inclosed in a circle, as a symbol or emblem of Christ. It use as an emblem was introduced by constantine the great, Whence it is known as the constantinian symbol, or monogram. See Labarum.