About The Word Agnus dei

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Agnus dei

Agnus dei Meaning & Definition
Agnus dei Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Agnus dei?

[n] a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words
[n] figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ

Synonyms | Synonyms for Agnus dei: Paschal Lamb

Related Terms | Find terms related to Agnus dei: Alleluia | Anamnesis | answer | anthem | antiphon | antiphony | ark | asperger | asperges | aspergillum | bambino | beadroll | beads | Benedicite | Blessing | candle | Canon | canticle | censer | chant | chaplet | chorale | ciborium | Collect | Communion | Consecration | Credo | cross | crucifix | cruet | Dismissal | doxology | Epistle | eucharistial | Fraction | Gloria | Gloria in Excelsis | Gloria Patri | Gospel | Gradual | hallelujah | holy cross | Holy Grail | holy water | holy-water sprinkler | hosanna | Host | hymn | hymn of praise | hymnody | hymnography | hymnology | icon | incensory | Introit | Kyrie | Kyrie Eleison | Last Gospel | laud | Lavabo | Magnificat | mantra | matzo | menorah | mezuzah | mikvah | Miserere | monstrance | motet | Nunc Dimittis | Offertory | offertory sentence | osculatory | ostensorium | paean | paschal candle | Paternoster | Pax | phylacteries | Pieta | Post-Communion | prayer shawl | prayer wheel | Preface | psalm | psalmody | pyx | relics | report | response | responsory | rood | rosary | sacramental | sacred relics | sacring bell | Sanctus | Sanctus bell | Sangraal | Secreta | shofar | sukkah | tabernacle | tallith | Te Deum | Tersanctus | thurible | Tract | Trisagion | urceole | Vedic hymn | veronica | versicle | vigil light | votive candle

See Also | allegory | emblem | prayer

Agnus dei In Webster's Dictionary

\Ag"nus De"i\ [L., lamb of God.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag. (b) A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope. (c) A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words ``Agnus Dei.''

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