paschal lamb
noun
Jewish History.
a lamb slaughtered and eaten on the eve of the first day of Passover. Ex. 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 lamb
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Words nearby paschal lamb
paschal,
paschal candle,
paschal flower,
paschal i,
paschal ii,
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paschal letter,
paschen body,
paschen series,
paschen-back effect,
pascin
Example sentences from the Web for paschal lamb
Harrison bears a hedgehog, in French herisson; Pascall, a paschal-lamb; and Keats three cats!
The Curiosities of Heraldry |Mark Antony Lower
British Dictionary definitions for paschal lamb
Paschal Lamb
noun
(sometimes not capitals) Old Testament
the lamb killed and eaten on the first day of the Passover
Christ regarded as this sacrifice