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ichthus
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ichthus, n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s.].
In early Christian and ecclesiastical art, an emblematic fish, or the Greek word for fish, which combined the initials of the Greek words Ihsoy^s , Christo`s , Qeoy^ Gio`s Swth`r , Jesus, Christ, Son of God, Savior. [1913 Webster]
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