Paschal Lamb

See also: paschal lamb

English

WOTD – 5 April 2010

Stained glass depiction of Paschal Lamb

Alternative forms

• paschal lamb

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæs.kəl ˈlæm/, /ˈpɑːs.kəl ˈlæm/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpæs.kəl ˈlæm/

Noun

Paschal Lamb (plural Paschal Lambs)

1. (historical) The lamb eaten at Passover.
   • c. 1530, John Frith, The Paschal Lamb and our Sacrament are here Compared Together:

     The Paschal Lamb was instituted and eaten the night before the children of Israel were indeed delivered from Egypt.

2. (figuratively) Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice.
3. (heraldry) A lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag (usually St. George's cross: argent a cross gules).
   • 1894, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms used in Heraldry, revised edition, page 362:

     […] but when the Holy or Paschal Lamb is intended then the face should be guardant or reguardant.

Synonyms

• (Jesus as sacrifice): Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, Passover Lamb, Passover lamb
• (heraldry): Holy Lamb, Agnus Dei

Translations

the lamb eaten at Passover

Czech: velikonoční beránek (cs) m Danish: please add this translation if you can Dutch: paaslam (nl) n Finnish: pääsiäislammas French: agneau pascal (fr) m, pâque (fr) f, Pâque (fr) f German: Passahlamm n, Passalamm n, Passah (de) n, Passa (de) n, Paschalamm n (pás-cha), Pessachlamm n, Pascha (de) n, Pessach (de) n, Osterlamm (de) n Greek: please add this translation if you can Ancient: πάσχα n (páskha) Irish: Uan Cásca m Italian: agnello pasquale (it) m Latin: Pascha Polish: Baranek Boży (pl) m Portuguese: Cordeiro Pascal m Russian: пасхальный а́гнец m (pasxalʹnyj ágnec) Spanish: cordero de Pascua Florida Swedish: påskalamm (sv) n

Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice

Czech: beránek Boží m Danish: please add this translation if you can Dutch: Paaslam n Finnish: Jumalan Karitsa French: Agneau Pascal, Agneau de Dieu, Agneau Mystique, Pâque (fr) f German: Passahlamm n, Passalamm n, Passah (de) n, Passa (de) n, Paschalamm n (pás-cha), Pessachlamm n, Pascha (de) n, Pessach (de) n, Osterlamm (de) n Greek: please add this translation if you can Ancient: please add this translation if you can Italian: please add this translation if you can Latin: Agnus Dei, Agnus Paschalis m Polish: Baranek Boży (pl) m Portuguese: Cordeiro de Deus (pt), Agnus Dei Russian: Агнец Божий (ru) m (Agnec Božij) Spanish: Cordero de Dios (es) Swedish: Guds lamm n

heraldry: a lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag

Czech: please add this translation if you can Dutch: paaslam (nl) n Finnish: Jumalan Karitsa French: agneau pascal (fr) German: Agnus Dei (de) m Italian: agnello pasquale (it) m Latin: please add this translation if you can Polish: Baranek Boży (pl) m Portuguese: Cordeiro Pascal Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: please add this translation if you can Swedish: Agnus Dei, gudslamm n

See also

• Korban Pesach on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lamb of God on Wikipedia.Wikipedia