IHS

English

Initialism

IHS

  1. (institute, US) Initialism of Institute for Human Studies.
  2. (institute, US) Initialism of Institute for Humanist Studies.
  3. (service, US) Initialism of Indian Health Service (a US health agency)

References

Anagrams

German

Initialism

IHS

  1. (Austria) Initialism of Institute für Höhere Studien.

References

Latin

Etymology

The reference to Jesus is from the first three letters of Jesus' name in Greek, ΙΗΣΟΥΣ, arising perhaps circa 14th century. The interpretation as an abbreviation Iesus Hominum Salvator is apparently a later back-formation when the Greek was no longer remembered. (See wikipedia Christogram.)

Initialism

IHS

  1. In hoc signo (In this sign). Commonly seen on Christian churches.
  2. (Christianity) Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus Savior of Men).

Synonyms

  • JHS (see About Latin on consonant I/J)
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