Agnus Dei

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˌæɡnəs ˈdeɪ.i/ /ˌɑːnjus ˈdeɪ.i/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Agnus Dei.wav

Word forms

Agnus Dei Agnus Deis

Etymology

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

Related words

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