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• I.N.R.I.
  I.N.R.I.

  abbreviation

  Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.
• INRI
  INRI

  abbreviation

  Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (the inscription placed over Christ's head during the Crucifixion)

I.N.R.I.

American  

abbreviation

1. Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.

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INRI British  

abbreviation

1. Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (the inscription placed over Christ's head during the Crucifixion)

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Etymology

Origin of I.N.R.I.

From Late Latin Iēsūs Nazarēnus, Rēx Iūdaeōrum

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I.N.R.I. INRI

St. Bessoriana is also called the church of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem, from the fact that a piece of the cross is preserved here, besides the letters I.N.R.I., some thorns, and a nail.

From A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy by H. W. (Henry William) Dulcken

That is the reason they placed over Our Lord's cross I.N.R.I., which are the first letters of four Latin words meaning, "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews."

From Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine by Thomas L. Kinkead

Thus, I.N.R.I. are universally agreed to be the initials of the Latin words Jesus Nazarenus Rex Judaeorum; i.e.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 582, December 22, 1832 by Various

We will call the book, 'Glad Tidings,' I.N.R.I.

From I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross by Peter Rosegger

"I wrote the letters I.N.R.I. at the top."

From I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross by Peter Rosegger

To the word INRI, inscribed on the Crux Ansata over the Master's Seat, many meanings have been assigned.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

The storms have doubled over the tin plate for the inscription INRI, and the rains have effaced the letters.

From The Social Cancer by Charles E. Derbyshire

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