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Jesus fish

Jesus fish noun: the ichthys, a symbol of a fish made from two intersecting curved lines, representing Christianity.

jesus fish: the ichthys, a symbol of a fish made from two intersecting curved lines, representing Christianity
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Noun

Jesus fish (plural Jesus fish or Jesus fishes)

  1. (colloquial) The ichthys, a symbol of a fish made from two intersecting curved lines, representing Christianity.
    • The Jesus fish has become a symbol of modern Christianity, depicted on bumper stickers and jewelry to show that the owner is a Christian. The symbol has spawned a variety of spin-offs, and some argument, including the Darwin Fish^([sic]), the gefilte fish, fish and chips, lutefisk, and Jesus fish...2011, Gene Helfman, Bruce Collette, Fishes: The Animal Answer Guide, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 132

Forms of Jesus fish

pluralJesus fish
pluralJesus fishes

Questions about Jesus fish

What does Jesus fish mean?
Jesus fish means the ichthys, a symbol of a fish made from two intersecting curved lines, representing Christianity.
What part of speech is Jesus fish?
Jesus fish is a noun.
What is the plural of Jesus fish?
The plural of Jesus fish is Jesus fish.

Words near Jesus fish in the dictionary

  1. Jesus Christmas
  2. Jesus Christs
  3. Jesus clip
  4. Jesus clips
  5. Jesus Day
  6. Jesus fish
  7. Jesus fishes
  8. Jesus freak
  9. Jesus freaks
  10. Jesus fuck
  11. Jesus God

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