IHC

E235212

IHC is a Christogram, a traditional Christian monogram representing the name of Jesus derived from the first three letters of his name in Greek.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
IHC canonical 1
IHS 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian symbol
Christogram
associatedWith Holy Name of Jesus
surface form: the Holy Name of Jesus
category Christograms in Christianity
derivedFrom first three letters of Jesus in Greek
ΙΗΣ (iota-eta-sigma)
languageOfOrigin Greek
meaning abbreviation of the name Jesus
relatedTo Chi-Rho monogram
surface form: Chi-Rho

IHS
religiousFunction devotional symbol
identifier of Christian faith
religiousTradition Christianity
represents Jesus Christ
the name of Jesus
scriptOrigin Greek alphabet
symbolType monogram
usedAs monogram of Christ
usedBy Eastern Christianity
Western Christianity
usedIn Christian art
Christian liturgy
church decoration
inscriptions
writingSystem Latin letters representing Greek initials

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Holy Name of Jesus hasMonogram IHC
this entity surface form: IHS