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lamb of god

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
lam-b of -god
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Jesus Christ, symbolized as a sacrifice.

Etymology

Calque of Latin Agnus Deī, itself a 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ

Inflected Forms

the Lamb of God (canonical)

Phrases

talk the leg off the Lamb of God Agnus Dei Body of Christ

Frequently Paired Words

Agnus Dei Body of Christ host

Synonyms

Paschal Lamb Lamb

Questions

What does lamb of god mean?
Jesus Christ, symbolized as a sacrifice.
Where does lamb of god come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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