Why Do We Say Xmas

I know it s unpopular to say in this world even offensive to most but the bible says these customs and traditions of men are an abomination in god s eyes.

Why do we say xmas. And that s frequently caught i assume. As christmas comes from christ mass the church service that celebrated the birth of jesus but that is not quite right. You know a we love to celebrate the holiday but don t believe in jesus sort of thing. In the greek language and alphabet the letter that looks like an x is the greek letter chi χ pronounced kye it rhymes with eye which is the first letter of the greek word for christ christos.

There are many who view the word xmas as part of an overall war on christmas they view it as a blatant attempt to take christ out of christmas. The word for christ in the greek is christos which is strong s concordance 5547. This is believed to be because happy took on a higher class connotation than merry which was associated with the rowdiness of the lower classes. Does anyone say happy christmas.

While it is undeniable that some use xmas in that manner the actual origin of the word xmas has nothing to do with taking christ out of christmas. Xmas also x mas is a common abbreviation of the word christmas it is sometimes pronounced ˈ ɛ k s m ə s but xmas and variants such as xtemass originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation ˈ k r ɪ s m ə s the x comes from the greek letter chi which is the first letter of the greek word christós greek. Why do people use xmas instead of christmas by shawn brasseaux every christmas season you have seen and heard the phrase merry xmas have you ever wondered why people do not just write and say christmas should we christians use the term xmas here are three reasons why xmas is a popular expression. Only because of the fact they on no account replied to mum dad.

Ever on the grounds that i develop into little and til this present day i ve got constantly pronounced as my mum mummy and my dad daddy. Many people do but the origin of this controversial term might change your mind. χριστός which became christ in english. Lots of people think that the x in xmas is a secular watering down of the word christ.

Some people associate xmas with the holiday as a commercial secular occasion instead of as a particular cultural and. Is it wrong to say xmas instead of christmas answer. In greek the twenty second letter of their alphabet is written as x the x of xmas. You won t find xmas in church songbooks or even on many greeting cards.

For starters it s important to note that happy christmas hasn t faded completely it s still widely used in england. Abbreviating the word christmas to xmas does not cut jesus short as your emailed question suggested. Do you find the word xmas as an abbreviation for christmas offensive.