"Christmas" is a Christ mas compound word originating in the term "Christ Mass" It is derived from the Middle English Cristemasse, from Old English, which is a phrase first recorded in Crīstesmæsse 1038 [8], followed by the word [28] Cristes-messe in 1131. Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from Greek Khrīstos (Χριστός), a translation of Hebrew Māšîaḥ (מָשִׁיחַ), "Messiah", meaning "anointed";[29][30] and mæsse is from Latin missa, the celebration of the Eucharist. The form "Christenmas" was also historically used, but is now considered archaic and dialectal;[31] it derives from Middle English Cristenmasse, literally "Christian mass".[32] "Xmas" is an abbreviation of Christmas found particularly in print, based on the initial letter chi (Χ) in Greek Khrīstos (Χριστός), "Christ", though numerous style guides discourage its use;[33] it has precedent in Middle English Χρ̄es masse (where "Χρ̄" is an abbreviation for Χριστός).[32]
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