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X-mas Is Really Not Crossing Out Christ.
The Greek word for Christ starts with an "X". And since Greek was the main language spoken back in the first century, X-mas would nowadays translate to C-mas.
 heracross1  26 Nov 2008 19:57
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The Greek word "christos" was an alteration of the name krishna, the hindu "god"/saviour who was learned of as religion spread with goods along the Silk Road, from China and India to Europe. It was also represented by the Greek letter "Xi", or simply "X".

Ancienthistory.about.com/od/christianholidays/f/Xmas.htm

No doubt the idiot godbots who say, "They're taking the christ out of christmas!" are the very same morons who put a "jeezus fish" ("ΙΧΘΥΣ") on their cars.
 
 K9  26 Oct 2009 15:35
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Yep, it's a myth that X-Mas is a modern and disrespectful term. As you say it originates from the Greek letter 'Chi' and is recorded as far back as Christianity itself.
 
 Quincel  26 Nov 2008 20:09
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X-mas is just a politically correct term. This is the English language. Christ is Christ. X is X.

Keep Christ in Christmas!
 
 webman1200  28 Nov 2008 02:25
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Sorry, but in the ENGLISH words x means x and christ means the svior of the world.
 
 Feremeir1  26 Nov 2008 21:59
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