Agnus Dei
/ˌæɡnəs ˈdeɪ.i/ noun
Forms Agnus Deis
- noun (Western Christianity) A liturgical chant recited as part of the Mass, beginning with those words, or the music to which it is set.
- noun (Roman Catholicism, heraldry) A small model, picture, or heraldic representation of a lamb with a cross and sometimes a flag (usually white with a red cross).
- noun (Roman Catholicism) A bar of wax imprinted with a similar shape and blessed by the Pope.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Agnus Deī (“Lamb of God”).
Webster’s 1913
Etymology [L., lamb of God.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “Agnus Dei”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details