Meaning of Paschal Lamb | Babel Free

Definitions

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

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Examples

“The Paschal Lamb was instituted and eaten the night before the children of Israel were indeed delivered from Egypt.”

“[…]but when the Holy or Paschal Lamb is intended then the face should be guardant or reguardant.”

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