IHS

English

Proper noun

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)
4. (Christianity) Monogram of ΙΗϹΟYϹ (IĒSOYS), the Greek form of Jesus.

   Synonyms: IHC, JHC, JHS, YHS

References

• IHS on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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

German

Noun

IHS

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

References

• IHS on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Latin

Etymology

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

IHS

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

Proper noun

IHS

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

Synonyms

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