Agnus Deī

Definitiones

1. Literally, “Lamb of God”, a title applied by Christians to Jesus, whose death they equate with the offering of such animals for sacrifice at the temple in Jerusalem by those who have sinned, as described in the Hebrew scriptures.
   Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-2
2. prayer in the Mass, and musical composition of that prayer, which begins with the words "Agnus Deī...."
   Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-2

Aequivalentia

Exempla

“Agnus Deī, quī tollis peccāta mundī...”

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world...

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