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A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag.

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  1. A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag.
  2. 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. A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words "Agnus Dei."
  4. n. figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ
  5. n. a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words
  6. (a) A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag. (b) A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope. (c) A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words "Agnus Dei."
  7. A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag. A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope. A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words "Agnus Dei."