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Definition: AGNUS


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Agnus Dei.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Agnus" is a common misspelling or typo for: Angus, Magnus.

Date "Agnus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Etymology:Agnus \Ag"nus\, noun; plural English Agnuses; Latin Agni. [Latin expression, lamb.]. (references)

Expressions	Definition
Agnus castus	A species of Vitex (V. agnus castus); the chaste tree. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Agnus Dei	1: A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
	2: A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
	3: A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words "Agnus Dei.". Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
	4: A liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
	5: Figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Regnus Agnus Mundi	Regnus Agnus Mundi or RAM Order is an order known mostly by the book The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho who according to the narration, was a member. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Agnus Dei	Literature	1: A cake of wax or dough stamped with the figure of a lamb supporting the banner of the Cross, and distributed by the Pope on the Sunday after Easter as an amulet. Our Lord is called Agnus Dei (the Lamb of God). There is also a prayer so called, because it begins with the words, Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi (O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world). 2: A mere pretence to found a quarrel on. The words are the Latin title of the well-known fable of The Wolf and the Lamb. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top

Agnus (Latin for lamb) means

Agnus (Latin for lamb) can be used to refer to:

The Agnus, an integrated circuit in the OCS chipset of the Commodore Amiga computer
Agnus Dei, (lat. lamb of God), referring to Jesus Christ
The Vitex agnus-castus, Latin for a Mediterranean plant
Agnus scythicus, (Latin for Vegetable Lamb of Tartary), a mythologic lamb-plant

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Agnus". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: AGNUS
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Agnus Dei	18	Agnus	4
MOS Technology Agnus	10	Agnus (alternative meanings)	2
Agnus	4	Agnus Berenato	2
Rhithrodytes agnus	4	Agnus Dei	18
Agnus Berenato	2	MOS Technology Agnus	10
Agnus (alternative meanings)	2	Rhithrodytes agnus	4
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"agnus" is a common misspelling or typo for: Angus, Magnus.

Synonym: agnus
Position	Synonym (sorted by strength)
Expression	Agnus Dei.
Source: Eve, based on meta analysis.		Top

Synonyms within Context: agnus
Context	Synonyms within Context
Rite	Agnus Dei, beads, censer, cross, crucifix, eileton, Holy Grail, host, patera, pax, prayer machine, prayer wheel, pyx, relics, reliquary, rood, rosary, Sangraal, thurible, urceus.
Spell	Agnus Dei, amulet, Aum, fetich, fetish, furcula, fylfot, gammadion, madstone, mascot, mascotte, merrythought, Om, periapt, philter, phylactery, scarab, scarabaeus, sudarium, swastika, talisman, telesm, triskelion, veronica, wishbone.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.		Top