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Xp
Webster's Dictionary
The first two letters of the Greek word XRISTOS, Christ; - an abbreviation used with the letters separate or, oftener, in a monogram, often inclosed in a circle, as a symbol or emblem of Christ. It use as an emblem was introduced by Constantine the Great, whence it is known as the Constantinian symbol, or monogram. See Labarum.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Xp'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​x/xp.html. 1828.