IHS

English edit

Proper noun edit

IHS

(institute, US) Initialism of Institute for Human Studies.
(institute, US) Initialism of Institute for Humanist Studies.
(service, US) Initialism of Indian Health Service (a US health agency)
(Christianity) Monogram of ΙΗϹΟYϹ (IĒSOYS), the Greek form of Jesus.
Synonyms: IHC, JHC, JHS, YHS

References edit

IHS on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams edit

-ish, His, Hsi, Ish, Shi, his, ish, shi

German edit

Noun edit

IHS

(Austria) Initialism of Institute für Höhere Studien.

References edit

IHS on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Latin edit

Etymology edit

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

Phrase edit

IHS

In hoc signo (In this sign). Commonly seen on Christian churches.

Proper noun edit

IHS

(Christianity) Initialism of Iesus Hominum Salvator (“Jesus Savior of Men)”).

Synonyms edit

JHS (see About Latin on consonant I/J)
IHC, JHC (representing the medieval Greek form of sigma, Ϲ (S))