AGNUS DEI

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag.

2.
n.

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.
n.

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