[Marysecretary]

Actually, from what I recall reading years ago, X actually meant Christ. Anyone else hear that?

[tiamat]

Marysecretary wrote:


Actually, from what I recall reading years ago, X actually meant Christ. Anyone else hear that?

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I heard that, too.

From the Greek letter "chi" which is "X' shaped, both for the sound and because the "X" reminded people of the Cross.

[Salvation]

Part of the Chi-roh (Greek symbol, I think)

which stand for Christ.

[conservlib]

I think you may be correct, as I recall the Greek use X for Christ; however, I am not sure if they actually use X or +?

[squirt-gun]

Re # 3...Correct. X was an historic Christian designation for Christ.

However, the ACLU (among others) has been busy taking any religious connotation out of the Christian Christmas season. They have been successful in banning the nativity scene in many public places (leaving common sense and good will at the doorstep)...and in the past few years have launched an assault on the Boy Scouts since their pledge includes a reference to "God" and their "code of honor" bans sodomy and other homosexual obscenities.

You may note that no one at the executive level of the ACLU has ever been a practicing Chrisitan or a member of the U.S. military and my understanding is that the same goes for ever being a member of the girl or boyscouts.

[SampleMan]

"X" is the first letter of Christ in Greek.

I've heard it comes from this origin, and was used well before modern political correctness.

[Puppage]

I never heard that. I thought "X" meant unknown. Like Macolm X. Someone who's true identity wasn't known.

[Young Werther]

The "X" in Greek is Chi.

Here's the definition from the English - Ancient Greek Dictionary. Christ = Xristos -

The greek letters would not translate in the HTML posting environment. However it is Chr - Ro - Sigma - Tau - Omega - Sigma to wit Kristos (with an X!)

[DennisR]

In Greek, the name for Christ begins with the letter X.