It is an abbreviation for the Greek Iesous Christosmeaning Jesus Christ.
IHS stands for the company "Information Handling Services".
The letters IHS used in IHS Jane's Defense and Security Intelligence Analysis stands for Information Handling Services. IHS is a company the creates and sells catalogs of indexed microfilm.
IHS Inc. (IHS)had its IPO in 2005.
As of July 2014, the market cap for IHS Inc. (IHS) is $9,167,352,615.57.
The symbol for IHS Inc. in the NYSE is: IHS.
IHS Inc. was created in 1959.
The letters "IHS" on a tombstone are often interpreted as a Christogram, representing the first three letters of the name "Jesus" in Greek (ΙΗΣΟΥΣ). This abbreviation is commonly associated with Christianity and symbolizes the faith of the deceased. It can also stand for the Latin phrase "Iesus Hominum Salvator," meaning "Jesus, Savior of Humanity." The use of IHS reflects the religious beliefs of the individual or their family.
IHS (or JHS but for Telegraph crossword purposes it's IHS!)
IHS are the first three letters of Jesus's name in Greek. It does not stand for "Isis, Horus and Seb" who were Egyptian Gods. That was a myth propogated by anti-Catholic fundamentalist Jack Chick in one of his error-riddled cartoon tracts.
IHS is not Greek - it's Latin Although originally simply standing for Christ's name in Greek, IHS is now regarded as a monogram that stands for the Latin Iesus Hominum Salvator - Jesus the Saviour of the World.
The acronym that you are talking about can only relate to the Indian Missionary Society, which is Catholic of course. Are you sure you mean IMS and not IHS (Iesus Hominum Salvator)?
Yes.