'Ichthus' definitions:

Definition of 'Ichthus'

From: GCIDE
  • Ichthus \Ich"thus\ ([i^]k"th[u^]s), 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]