Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Lamb en · PROPN · etymology 1
Etymology
1. From Middle English lamb as a nickname.
2. From a short form of Lambert.
3. Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luain.
4. Possibly also a translation of French agneau.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) A surname from Middle English.
(countable, uncountable) An unincorporated community in Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, United States.
(countable, uncountable) An extinct town in Marion County, Missouri, United States.
(countable, uncountable) An islet (small island) in the Firth of Forth, East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5386).
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 12:10-11:
(See St. Paul's epistles, and the early Fathers.) And we have the expression "washed in the blood of the Lamb" adopted into the Christian Church. 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 40:
The constellation and zodiacal sign Aries.
The lamb slain was called the Paschal Lamb. But what was that lamb? Evidently not an earthly lamb — (though certainly the earthly lambs on the hillsides were just then ready to be killed and eaten) — but the heavenly Lamb, which was slain or sacrificed when the Lord "passed over" the equator and obliterated the constellation Aries. 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 40:
The Fish, His Church in union bound;
The Lamb, once slain, but now enthroned;
The Bull the victory shall gain;
The Twins, Divine and human reign. 1862, [Frances Rolleston], Mazzaroth, or, The Constellations: Part III, London: Rivingtons, page 7:
Similarly, although critics panned Glitter for being ‘an unintentionally hilarious compendium of time-tested cinematic clichés that illustrates the chasm between hopeful imitation and successful duplication,’ as the New York Times (Van Gelder 2001) put it, during the #JusticeForGlitter campaign, Mariah Carey’s fans, the Lambs, posted clips from the film on Twitter and reasserted their love for it. 2020, Rebecca Coleman, “The G-Word: Film, Fantasy and Afro-Fabulative Futures”, in Glitterworlds: The Future Politics of a Ubiquitous Thing, Goldsmiths Press, →ISBN, page 118:
Army go full-on militant for BTS, and Lambs live by Mariah Carey.[…]Mariah Carey’s superfans refer to themselves as Lambs. 2021 September 16, David Oliver, “‘Stan’ culture can prompt star worship at its worst”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 119, number 68, page 3H:
Ryan Reynolds has labelled himself a ‘total Lamb’, as he was revealed to be the brains behind the idea of using Mariah Carey’s Fantasy as the anthem for his upcoming movie Free Guy. 2021 August 6, Tori Brazier, “Make space in the Lambily as Ryan Reynolds brands himself ‘total Mariah Carey fan’ for Fantasy-filled Free Guy”, in Metro:
Mariah Carey’s memoir opens with the great line: “I refuse to acknowledge time, famously so.” As if to establish the rules of the book, then add, with a toss of hair, but you knew that. Most readers of The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which the record-smashing songstress wrote with Michaela Angela Davis, probably already did know that (and are happy to stick to Mariah’s anti-schedule), but there’s plenty in the 337-page volume that will surprise even the most devoted Lambs. 2020 September 29, Mary Sollosi, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey is a compelling account of suffering and survival: Review”, in Entertainment Weekly: