Xian

/zjˈɑn/

Xian

English Noun Top 27,291

Definition

Abbreviation of Christian.

Etymology

From X as a stand-in for Ancient Greek Χ (Kh) as an initial representing Χριστος (Khristos, “Christ, the Anointed One”), q.v. In present use, a modern coinage after the model of Xmas.