Category:Chronogram

Chron"o*gram, n. Etym: [Gr. chronogramme.]

1. An inscription in which certain numeral letters, made to appear specially conspicuous, on being added together, express a particular date or epoch, as in the motto of a medal struck by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632: ChrIstVs DVX; ergo trIVMphVs. - the capitals of which give, when added as numerals, the sum 1632.

In a pure chronogram each word contains a numeral. In a natural chronogram the numerals are in the correct numerical order, e.g. AMORE MATVRITAS = MMVI = 2006

2. The record or inscription made by a chronograph.