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Chi-Rho
[ kee-roh, kahy- ]
noun
, plural Chi-Rhos.
- the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
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A third was a round flat-bottomed bowl, with a decorated rim bearing the Chi-Rho amidst its other ornament.
From Project Gutenberg
Each has a cross in a circle deeply incised, with the member of an R attached to one limb, so as to form the Chi Rho monogram.
From Project Gutenberg
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