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

I have told you what the letters I.N.R.I. mean; now let me tell you what I.H.S. with a cross over them mean.

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

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)

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

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

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