Agnus Dei

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Agnus Deī (“Lamb of God”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌæɡnəs ˈdeɪ.i/, /ˌɑːnjus ˈdeɪ.i/ === Noun === Agnus Dei (plural Agnus Deis or Agnus Dei) (Western Christianity) A liturgical chant recited as part of the Mass, beginning with those words, or the music to which it is set. [from 10th c.] (Roman Catholicism, heraldry) A small model, picture, or heraldic representation of a lamb with a cross and sometimes a flag (usually white with a red cross). (Roman Catholicism) A bar of wax imprinted with a similar shape and blessed by the Pope. [from 16th c.] ==== Translations ==== === See also === Lamb of God === Anagrams === agnuside, guanides == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Agnus Deī. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌaɡnus ˈdəi̯/ [ˌak̚.nʊs ˈdəi̯] Rhymes: -əi̯ Syllabification: Ag‧nus Dei === Proper noun === Agnus Dei (Christianity) Agnus Dei === Further reading === “Agnus Dei”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Etymology === Calque of Ancient Greek Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ (Amnòs toû Theoû). The name refers to Jesus' role as a sacrificial lamb that is (voluntarily) slaughtered on the Cross. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaŋ.nʊs ˈde.iː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaɲ.ɲus ˈdɛː.i] === Noun === Agnus Deī m sg (genitive Agnī Deī); second declension (Christianity, Ecclesiastical Latin) Literally, “Lamb of God”, a title applied by Christians to Jesus, whose death they equate with the offering of such animals for sacrifice at the temple in Jerusalem by those who have sinned, as described in the Hebrew scriptures. prayer in the Mass, and musical composition of that prayer, which begins with the words "Agnus Deī...." ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, singular only. Note: The vocative is normally Agnus Deī. ==== Descendants ==== English: Agnus Dei Portuguese: Agnus Dei, agnus dei, Cordeiro de Deus (calque)