Xmas

/ˈkrɪsməs/ noun

Definition

informal abbreviation for Christmas

Etymology

from Greek letter Chi (Χ), the first letter of Christos (Christ), used since medieval times

Kelly Says

Despite what some people think, 'Xmas' isn't a modern secular attack on Christmas - it's actually an ancient Christian abbreviation that's been around for over 1,000 years! The X comes from the Greek alphabet.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ገና
ARالعربية
عيد الميلاد
BNবাংলা
ক্রিসমাস
CACatalà
Nadal
CSČeština
Vánoce
DADansk
Julefest
DEDeutsch
Weihnachten
ELΕλληνικά
Χριστούγεννα
ESEspañol
Navidad
FAفارسی
کریسمس
FISuomi
Joulu
FRFrançais
Noël
GUGU
ક્રિસમસ
HAHA
Sallah
HEעברית
חג המולד
HIहिन्दी
क्रिसमस
HUMagyar
Karácsony
IDBahasa Indonesia
Natal
IGIG
Ilo Odumaago
ITItaliano
Natale
JA日本語
クリスマス
KKKK
Рождество
KMKM
ការប្រឹក្សា
KO한국어
크리스마스
MRMR
क्रिसमस
MSBahasa Melayu
Krismas
MYမြန်မာ
ခရစ်စမတ်
NLNederlands
Kerstmis
NONorsk
Jul
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਿਸਮਸ
PLPolski
Boże Narodzenie
PTPortuguês
Natal
RORomână
Crăciun
RUРусский
Рождество
SVSvenska
Julfest
SWKiswahili
Krismasi
TAதமிழ்
கிறிஸ்துமஸ்
TEతెలుగు
క్రిస్మస్
THไทย
คริสต์มาส
TLTL
Pasko
TRTürkçe
Noel
UKУкраїнська
Різдво
URاردو
کرسمس
VITiếng Việt
Giáng sinh
YOYO
Ileya Yoonu Jesu
ZH中文
圣诞节
ZUZU
Ukhisimusi

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