I.H.S.

IHS (no periods),

three letters of the name of Jesus, a Latin rendering of the Greek. It is used as a decorative symbol and as the emblem of the Jesuit order.

I.H.S.,

1. in this (cross) is salvation (Latin, In Hoc (Cruce) Salus).

2. in this sign (thou shalt conquer) (Latin, In Hoc Signo (Vinces)).

3. Jesus the Saviour of men (Latin, Iesus Hominum Salvator).