单词 | paschal lamb |
释义 | paschal lambnounJewish History. a lamb slaughtered and eaten on the eve of the first day of Passover. Exodus 12:3–11. (initial capital letters) Christ. (initial capital letters) any of several symbolic representations of Christ, as the Agnus Dei. (initial capital letters)Also called Holy Lamb. Heraldry. a representation of a lamb passant having around its head a nimbus and supporting on the dexter shoulder a crosslike staff bearing a flag argent charged with a cross gules. Origin of paschal lambFirst recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English Words nearby paschal lambpaschal, paschal candle, paschal flower, Paschal I, Paschal II, paschal lamb, paschal letter, Paschen-Back effect, Paschen body, Paschen series, Pascin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paschal lamb
British Dictionary definitions for paschal lambPaschal Lamb noun(sometimes not capitals) Old Testament the lamb killed and eaten on the first day of the Passover Christ regarded as this sacrifice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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