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INRI, the Latin abbreviation often shown at the top of Crucifixes stands for:

Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Ivdaeorvm

The English translation is Jesus of Nazareth King of Jeruselum or King of the Jews.

The easiest way to pronounce the Latin is:

YAY-sus (like Dr Seuss)

Naz - ah - RAY - noose

Wrecks

yoo - day - or - oom

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