My money's on "heretic"...
2007-11-06 04:49:29 · 34 answers · asked by professor_perv 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
i say hammock
my friend in college said it stood for Hitler
2007-11-06 04:52:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Jesus H. Christ is an example of slang serving as a mild, often humorous profanity. The expression is most commonly used in a wry, sarcastic, cynical, or joking tone, although it may nonetheless be perceived as blasphemy, being a variation of "Jesus Christ". The expression jokingly implies that the "Christ" is a surname rather than a title ("Christ", meaning anointed, is Greek for "Messiah").
The expression dates to at least the late nineteenth century (although according to Mark Twain it was already old in 1850), and likely originates with the ancient Christian three-letter symbolism IHS (the Christogram).
Using the name of "Jesus Christ" as an oath has been common for many centuries, but the precise origins of the letter H in the expression Jesus H. Christ are obscure. While many explanations have been proposed, some serious and many humorous, the most widely accepted derivation is from the divine monogram of Christian symbolism. The symbol, derived from the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus, is transliterated "IHS," "IHC," "JHS," or "JHC". Since the transliteration "IHS" gave rise to the backronym Iesus Hominum Salvator (Latin for "Jesus savior of men"), it is plausible that "JHC" similarly led to "Jesus H. Christ".
One factor in the transmutation of the monogram into the expression Jesus H. Christ may be that when the first syllable of the phrase "Jesus Christ" is strongly emphasised (as some speakers of some English accents may do when cursing), the rhythm suggests a missing middle syllable between "Jesus" and "Christ". The H may have been adopted from the monogram to fill this gap.
2007-11-06 04:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by crimsongrin3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question. To the best of my knowledge, the H stands for Holy.
2007-11-06 04:53:38 · answer #3 · answered by Ruth 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Holy
2007-11-06 04:54:03 · answer #4 · answered by thairad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Holy
2007-11-06 05:04:11 · answer #5 · answered by jords-will-solve-it 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it stands for Holy.
Or Hallowed
Doesn't the bible say Luke 11
Father, hallowed be thy name.
My family is Catholic.
Or maybe it means Homie
2007-11-06 04:52:02 · answer #6 · answered by winterpixie_13 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Harry
2007-11-06 04:52:11 · answer #7 · answered by Myžtikal 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Henry
2007-11-06 04:52:26 · answer #8 · answered by Brianna'sMomma 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Holey
2007-11-06 04:54:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Holy?
2007-11-06 04:51:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hoax
2007-11-06 04:56:05 · answer #11 · answered by Duelee 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋