Definitions for XMAS
ˈkrɪs məs; often ˈɛks məsxmas

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1. Christmas, Christmas Day, Xmas, Dec 25noun

   a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

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1. Xmas

   Xmas (also X-mas) is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas. It is sometimes pronounced , but Xmas, and variants such as Xtemass, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation . The 'X' comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Christós (Greek: Χριστός, translit. Khristós, lit. "anointed, covered in oil"), which became Christ in English. The suffix -mas is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass.There is a common misconception that the word Xmas stems from a secularizing tendency to de-emphasize the religious tradition from Christmas, by "taking the Christ out of Christmas"; nevertheless, the term's usage dates back to the 16th century, and corresponds to Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Church of England, and Episcopalian liturgical use of various forms of chi-rho monogram. In English, "X" was first used as a scribal abbreviation for "Christ" in 1100; "X'temmas" is attested in 1551, and "Xmas" in 1721.

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1. xmas

   Xmas is a colloquial abbreviation of the word Christmas, which refers to the Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. It is traditionally observed on December 25th and is celebrated with various customs such as exchanging gifts, attending church services, and feasting with loved ones.

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1. Xmas

   Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas . It is sometimes pronounced, but it, and variants such as Xtemass, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation. The "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass, while the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός which comes into English as "Christ". There is a common misconception that the word Xmas stems from a secular attempt to remove the religious tradition from Christmas by taking the "Christ" out of "Christmas", but its use dates back to the 16th century.

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1. XMAS

   What does XMAS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the XMAS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. • Holy Day Of Obligation
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Anagrams for XMAS »

1. ASMX

How to pronounce XMAS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say XMAS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of XMAS in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of XMAS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of XMAS in a Sentence

1. Doug Manning:

   Whoever put Christmas (sorry..Doug would never spell it like that...come ON)"Whoever put Xmas in the middle of Hunting Season oughta be crucified."He stated while opening a can of Miller Lite on the way home from (can you guess?) --> duck Hunting.

2. Clive Staples Lewis:

   Just a hurried line...to tell a story which puts the contrast between *our* feast of the Nativity and all this ghastly Xmas racket at it's lowest. My brother heard a woman on a 'bus say, as the 'bus passed a church with a Crib outside it, Oh Lor' They bring religion into everything. Look- they're dragging it even into Christmas now

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=XMAS
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=XMAS