Agnus Dei

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1. Unclassified

A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag.

2. Unclassified

A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope.

3. Unclassified

A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words "Agnus Dei."

4. Noun

figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ
Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric
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