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AGNUS DEI

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ

Synonyms:

Agnus Dei; Paschal Lamb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

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

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