Have you seen or heard the annual cry against X-ing Christ out of Christmas? Yes, that's what some claim that the word Xmas does. But, is it really true? No, it's not. X is often the Greek equivalent of "Ch" in English. In Greek, Christ is spelled χριστός. Notice the first letter (called "chi" in Greek) looks like an X in the English alphabet. Ancient Christians used Greek "X" as an abbreviation for Christ, and "θ" (the Greek letter "theta") as an abbreviation for God. So, Xmas does not X Christ out of Christmas. He is still very much a part of the abbreviation Xmas. And THAT is the truth of it.
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