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paschal lamb

noun

Meaning

  1. The lamb eaten at Passover.
  2. Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice.
  3. A lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag (usually St. George's cross: argent a cross gules).

Etymology / origin

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Related words

agnus dei(English)pasch(English)lamb(English)sacrificial lamb(English)paschal pardon(English)lamb-god(English)pesach(English)pascha(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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