It’s okay to write “Xmas” because ‘X’ is the Greek letter “chi” which is the first letter in “Christ”…which is how early Xians abbreviated it sometimes.
― James-Michael Smith, Biblical Scholar and Teacher, jmsmith.org
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It’s okay to write “Xmas” because ‘X’ is the Greek letter “chi” which is the first letter in “Christ”…which is how early Xians abbreviated it sometimes.
― James-Michael Smith, Biblical Scholar and Teacher, jmsmith.org
How interesting. I didn’t know that. (Still don’t plan to though, lol.)
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I don’t usually do it either, but I saw a lot of outrage on Instagram lately that reminded me of this. JM is a friend, a former pastor at my church, and a Bible nerd, as he likes to say.
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Glad to know that this is not entirely blasphemous because I use it pretty frequently and don’t mean it to be disrespectful. Plus I’m always interested in the etymology and story behind words and “slang”. Thanks for sharing – I like learning!
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I like learning too. 😀
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