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.
Thesaurus Entries
Alleluia, Anamnesis, Benedicite, Blessing, Canon, Collect, Communion, Consecration, Credo, Dismissal, Epistle, Fraction, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Gospel, Gradual, Holy Grail, Host, Introit, Kyrie, Kyrie Eleison, Last Gospel, Lavabo, Magnificat, Miserere, Nunc Dimittis, Offertory, Paternoster, Pax, Pieta, Post-Communion, Preface, Sanctus, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, Secreta, Te Deum, Tersanctus, Tract, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon, antiphony, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, beadroll, beads, candle, canticle, censer, chant, chaplet, chorale, ciborium, cross, crucifix, cruet, doxology, eucharistial, hallelujah, holy cross, holy water, holy-water sprinkler, hosanna, hymn, hymn of praise, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, icon, incensory, laud, mantra, matzo, menorah, mezuzah, mikvah, monstrance, motet, offertory, offertory sentence, osculatory, ostensorium, paean, paschal candle, pax, phylacteries, prayer shawl, prayer wheel, psalm, psalmody, pyx, relics, report, response, responsory, rood, rosary, sacramental, sacred relics, sacring bell, shofar, sukkah, tabernacle, tallith, thurible, urceole, veronica, versicle, vigil light, votive candle
