Agnus Dei
A liturgical chant recited as part of the Mass, beginning with those words, or the…A liturgical chant recited as part of the Mass, beginning with those words, or the music to which it is set.
Translations
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Meaning
3 sensesA liturgical chant recited as part of the Mass, beginning with those words, or the music to which it is set.
а́гнец бо́жийágnec bóžij
a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words
A small model, picture, or heraldic representation of a lamb with a cross and sometimes a flag (usually white with a red cross).
а́гнец бо́жийágnec bóžij
A bar of wax imprinted with a similar shape and blessed by the Pope.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin Agnus Deī (“Lamb of God”).Borrowed from Latin Agnus Deī (“Lamb of God”).
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Forms
plural: Agnus Deis / Agnus Dei| Singular | Agnus Dei |
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| Plural | Agnus Deis / Agnus Dei |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ:Paschal Lamb
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.