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 Cross mean?

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

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

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)

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

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 Kinkead, Thomas L.