Ichthus

Ichthus

Ichthus is an alternate spelling of "Ichthys" (ΙΧΘΥΣ), the Greek word for fish. The word may also refer to:
*Ichthus Music Festival, an annual Christian musicfest event in Wilmore, KY
*Ichthus Christian Fellowship, a fellowship of churches in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.


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  • ichthus — ● ichthus nom masculin (grec ikhthus) Monogramme du Christ, composé des premières lettres des mots grecs : Iêsous CHristos (pour KHristos) THeou Uios Sôtêr (Jésus Christ fils de Dieu, sauveur). [Les initiales réunies forment le mot ikhthus,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ichthus — Ichtus  Ne doit pas être confondu avec ictus. Pavement de la basilique d Aquilée, pêcheurs …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ichthus Christian Fellowship — is a Christian church movement based in London, United Kingdom. It is part of the British New Church Movement (BNCM), [Andrew Walker, Restoring the Kingdom (Guildford: Eagle, 1998) 47] and has links with other BNCM leaders and movements,… …   Wikipedia

  • Ichthus Festival — Es unos de los Festivales de Música cristiana mas grande de los Estados Unidos comparandose con el Festival de Woodstock Historia El Ichthus Festival de Música Es uno de los festivales anuales de música cristiana en Wilmore, Kentucky,. Realizado… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ichthus Music Festival — The Ichthus Music Festival is an annual Christian music festival in Wilmore, KY. The most recent one was held June 14 16, 2007. It featured top name bands such as David Crowder Band, Third Day, Switchfoot, tobyMac, Phil Keaggy, Chris Tomlin,… …   Wikipedia

  • Ichthus — Eucharistische Fische, Wandmalerei aus der Calixtus Katakombe 2./3. Jahrhundert Die eucharistischen Fische sind ein verbreitetes Bildmotiv der frühchristlichen Kunst und als Wandmalereien anzutreffen; eines der ersten Werke dieser Art findet sich …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ichthus — 1) a representation of a fish; an amulet or talisman shaped like a fish; often a symbol of fertility. Formed from two intersecting arcs, used by early Christians as a secret symbol, and now called the Jesus fish, q.v., appearing commonly on the… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • ichthus — noun An ichthys …   Wiktionary

  • Ichthus —    The Greek word for Fish (which see) …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

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