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Agnus Dei

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Ag·nus De·i  (gns d, änys d, ägns)
n.
1. Christianity Lamb of God; Jesus. Also called Paschal Lamb.
2.
a. A liturgical prayer to Jesus.
b. The last item of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass.
c. A musical setting for either of these texts.
[Late Latin Agnus De : Latin agnus, lamb + Latin de, genitive of deus, god.]
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Noun1.Agnus DeiAgnus Dei - figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ
Paschal Lamb
allegory, emblem - a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
2.Agnus Dei - a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words
prayer - a fixed text used in praying


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Instead, the religious background focused on the architecture and use of churches (especially the location and function of paintings), the structure and content of the Mass (especially the taking of communion), ordinary liturgical texts such as the Magnificat, the Gloria, the Sanctus, the Agnus Dei, seasonal liturgical texts such as the Stabat Mater or 0 Sacrum Convivium, and elements of folk tradition preserved in Christmas carols such as Adam lay y bounden, or The Coventry Carol.
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The blood of the lambs that marked the Jewish homes for the Angel of Death to Passover is the origin of Christian Agnus Dei, the Lamb of God.
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Catholic School of Evangelization. (Lay Movements XIX) by Wilson, Ann / Catholic Insight
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