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

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

From Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 by Anonymous

A. The letters I.N.R.I. over the crucifix are the first letters of four Latin words that mean Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.

From Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 by Anonymous

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

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 Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William)

The latter is Maltese in form; and has on it, besides the initials of the Latin inscription on the Saviour's cross, I.N.R.I., the Moray star, and other symbols.

From Chronicles of Strathearn by Macdougall, W. B.