AGNUS DEI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Agnus Dei mean? 

• AGNUS DEI (noun)
  The noun AGNUS DEI has 2 senses:

1. figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ

2. a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words

  Familiarity information: AGNUS DEI used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AGNUS DEI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Agnus Dei; Paschal Lamb

Hypernyms ("Agnus Dei" is a kind of...):

allegory; emblem (a visible symbol representing an abstract idea)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Agnus Dei" is a kind of...):

prayer (a fixed text used in praying)