Agnus Dei

·- A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag.

II. Agnus Dei ·- A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words "Agnus Dei.".

III. Agnus Dei ·- A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope.

agnus
agnus, i, m. (gen. plur. agnūm, Porc. Licin. ap. Gell. 19, 9, 13) [cf. ἀμνός, which Benfey connects ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
agnus
āgnus ī, m a lamb: villa abundat haedo agno: ara avet spargier agno, H., V., O. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Agnus
·noun Agnus Dei. ...

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Agnus castus
·- A species of Vitex (V. agnus castus); the chaste tree. ...

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Agnus Scythicus
·add. ·- The Scythian lamb, a kind of woolly-skinned rootstock. ·see <<Barometz>>. ...

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