Agnus Dei

Meaning

1. A liturgical chant recited as part of the Mass, beginning with those words, or the music to which it is set.
2. A small model, picture, or heraldic representation of a lamb with a cross and sometimes a flag (usually white with a red cross).
3. A bar of wax imprinted with a similar shape and blessed by the Pope.

Synonyms

Paschal Lamb

Pascal lamb

Holy Lamb

Translations

Agnus Dei

Cordeiro de Deus

Agnus Dei

agneau pascal

agnus dei

Agnus Dei

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agnus-dei

Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei

agnus dei

Anhèu pascau

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæɡnəs ˈdeɪ.i/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Agnus Deī (“Lamb of God”).