Lamb of God


noun

Origin of Lamb of God

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

British Dictionary definitions for lamb of god

Lamb of God

noun

a title given to Christ in the New Testament, probably with reference to his sacrificial death

Cultural definitions for lamb of god

Lamb of God

A Christian term for Jesus, first used in the Gospel of John. It carries out the image of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus as a new Passover (see also Passover): a lamb was killed for the Jewish Passover, and Jesus himself, in the sacrifice of his death and Resurrection, is the lamb for the new Passover.