Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Christogram

noun
Chris·to·gram | \ˈkris-tə-ˌgram, ˈkrīs-\

Definition of Christogram 

: a graphic symbol of Christ especially : chi-rho

First Known Use of Christogram

1900, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Christogram

Greek Christos + English -gram

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about Christogram

Share Christogram

Resources for Christogram

Cite Time Traveler Time Traveler! Explore the year a word first appeared

Dictionary Entries near Christogram

Christo

Christocentric

Christocentrism

Christogram

Christology

christom child

Christophany

Statistics for Christogram

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for Christogram

The first known use of Christogram was in 1900

See more words from the same year

More from Merriam-Webster on Christogram

See words that rhyme with Christogram

Comments on Christogram

What made you want to look up Christogram? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Show Comments  Hide Comments 

WORD OF THE DAY

brouhaha

a state of commotion or excitement

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

Words from Greek and Roman Mythology Quiz

  • the-triumph-of-venus-by-alessandro-magnasco
  • Boreal comes from the name of the ancient Greek god of which wind?
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Word Winder's CrossWinder

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games