ichthus

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Noun

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ichthus (plural ichthuses)

  1. Alternative form of ichthys

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ΙΧΘΥΣ (IKhThUS, “fish”), used as an acronym for Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs, “Jesus”) Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) θεοῦ (theoû, “of God”) υἱός (huiós, “son”) σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “saviour”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɪx.tʏs/
  • Hyphenation: ich‧thus

Noun

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ichthus m (plural ichthussen)

  1. ichthys (fish used as a Christian symbol)
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