Definition of Paschal lamb

1. Noun. Figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ.

Exact synonyms: Agnus Dei
Generic synonyms: Allegory, Emblem

Definition of Paschal lamb

1. Noun. (historic) The lamb eaten at Passover. ¹

2. Noun. (figuratively) Jesus Christ, symbolized as a sacrifice. ¹

3. Noun. (heraldiccharge) A lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag (usually St. George's cross: ''argent a cross gules''). ¹

4. Noun. (alternative form of Paschal Lamb) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paschal Lamb

Pas de Calais
Pasadena
Pasadenan
Pasargadae
Pascal
Pascal's gamble
Pascal's law
Pascal's law of fluid pressures
Pascal's triangle
Pascal's wager
Pascal compiler
Pascalian
Pasch
Pascha
Paschal
Paschal Lamb
Paschal Lambs
Paschal celery
Paschal troparion
Paschas
Pascheff's conjunctivitis
Paschen-Back effect
Paschen bodies
Paschs
Pascuan
Pascuanese
Pascuense
Pashons
Pashto
Pashto alphabet

Literary usage of Paschal lamb

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"... the curious combinations of Christian and surname, we have “ Perfect Sparrow,” “ paschal lamb,” “ Royal King,” “ Sing Song,” “ River Jordan,” and (apt ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"7 mistranslates) ; the paschal lamb is necessarily roasted, and the only traces of sacrificial character that remain to it are the sprinkling of the blood ..."

3. Pedagogical Articles: Linen-measurer by Leo Tolstoy, Leo Wiener (1904)
"It is true, the blood of the paschal lamb was not a part of the paschal supper, but in the event which was memorized by the paschal supper, ..."

4. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1856)
"The paschal lamb was to be roasted whole, which might be commanded as a matter of convenience at the first passover, in order that their culinary utensils ..."

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