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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

What do the letters I.N.R.I. over the crucifix mean?

From Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 by Anonymous

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

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

What do the letters "I.N.R.I." over the Cross mean?

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