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paschal lamb
noun
- Jewish 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.
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of paschal lamb1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English
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Example Sentences
It retained its sacrificial character till Christ, the true Paschal Lamb, was slain.
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A large dish with the roasted Paschal lamb stood before Him.
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Harrison bears a hedgehog, in French herisson; Pascall, a paschal-lamb; and Keats three cats!
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There, God's eye ever sees the blood of our true paschal Lamb.
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