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Paschal Lamb en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɑːs.kəl ˈlæm/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpæs.kəl ˈlæm/ (US)
• /ˈpæs.kəl ˈlæm/ (UK)

Meanings

1. (historical) The lamb eaten at Passover.
   • The Paschal Lamb was instituted and eaten the night before the children of Israel were indeed delivered from Egypt. c. 1530, John Frith, The Paschal Lamb and our Sacrament are here Compared Together:
2. (figuratively) Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice for the sins of humankind.
3. A lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag (usually St. George's cross: argent a cross gules).
   • […]but when the Holy or Paschal Lamb is intended then the face should be guardant or reguardant. 1894, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms used in Heraldry, revised edition, page 362:

Forms

Synonyms

Agnus Dei · Lamb of God · Passover · Passover · Passover lamb · Holy Lamb · Passover Lamb · Agnus Dei

Translations (57)

de Osterlamm (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · la Agnus Dei (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · de Paschalamm (pás-cha) (lamb eaten at Passover) · nl Paaslam (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · fi Jumalan Karitsa ((heraldry) lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag) · de Passah (lamb eaten at Passover) · sv gudslamm ((heraldry) lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag) · es Cordero de Dios (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · de Passahlamm (lamb eaten at Passover) · nl paaslam ((heraldry) lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag) · de Passa (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · de Passahlamm (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · grc πάσχα (lamb eaten at Passover) · es cordero de Pascua Florida (lamb eaten at Passover) · fr Agneau Pascal (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · de Pessach (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · de Agnus Dei ((heraldry) lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag) · pl Baranek Boży ((heraldry) lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag) · cs beránek Boží (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · de Passalamm (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · pl Baranek Boży (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · pt Agnus Dei (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · pl Baranek Boży (lamb eaten at Passover) · pt Cordeiro Pascal (lamb eaten at Passover) · fr agneau pascal (lamb eaten at Passover) · fi Jumalan Karitsa (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · ru пасхальный а́гнец (lamb eaten at Passover) · pt Cordeiro de Deus (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · de Passah (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · sv Guds lamm (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · de Paschalamm (pás-cha) (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · it agnello pasquale ((heraldry) lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag) · de Osterlamm (lamb eaten at Passover) · fr Agneau Mystique (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · it agnello pasquale (lamb eaten at Passover) · de Pascha (lamb eaten at Passover) · de Pascha (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · de Pessach (lamb eaten at Passover) · de Passalamm (lamb eaten at Passover) · nl paaslam (lamb eaten at Passover) · fr agneau pascal ((heraldry) lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag) · fi pääsiäislammas (lamb eaten at Passover) · de Passa (lamb eaten at Passover) · fr Agneau de Dieu (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · ga Uan Cásca (lamb eaten at Passover) · de Pessachlamm (lamb eaten at Passover) · pt Cordeiro Pascal ((heraldry) lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag) · sv påskalamm (lamb eaten at Passover) · la Agnus Paschalis (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · ru Агнец Божий (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · sv Agnus Dei ((heraldry) lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag) · fr Pâque (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · de Pessachlamm (Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice) · fr Pâque (lamb eaten at Passover) · la Pascha (lamb eaten at Passover) · cs velikonoční beránek (lamb eaten at Passover) · fr pâque (lamb eaten at Passover)