Meanings
plural Jesus fishes
- colloquialThe ichthys, a symbol of a fish made from two intersecting curved lines, representing Christianity.
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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 eating Darwin fish.
2011, Gene Helfman, Bruce Collette, Fishes: The Animal Answer Guide, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 132
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Jesus fish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20fish
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