ihu xpo

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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A Christogram and abbreviation of Ihesu Xpisto (Jesus Christ). Compare Latin IHS.

Proper noun

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ihu xpo m

  1. (Christianity) Abbreviation of Ihesu Xpisto.
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 79r:
      Sant pablo q̃ ante auie nõbre ſaulus fue del tribu de beniamin naſcio en iuda e al ſegũdo ãno ap̃s dela paſſiõ de iħu xp̃o […]
      Saint Paul, who before had the name Saul, was of the tribe of Benjamin. He was born in Judah on the second year after the passion of Jesus Christ.
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