Crossword clues for agnus dei
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Agnus Dei \Ag"nus De"i\ [L., lamb of God.] (R. C. Ch.)
A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag.
A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope.
A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words ``Agnus Dei.'' [1913 Webster] ||
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Latin, literally "lamb of God." Latin agnus is from from PIE *agwh-no- "lamb" (see yean) For deus "god," see Zeus.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context Roman Catholicism English) A liturgical chant recited as part of the Mass, beginning with those words, or the music to which it is set. (from 10th c.) 2 (context Roman Catholicism English) A small model or a picture of a lamb with a cross. 3 (context Roman Catholicism English) A bar of wax imprinted with a similar shape and blessed by the Pope. (from 16th c.)
Wikipedia
Agnus Dei generally refers to Lamb of God, a term in Christian theology, as well as its artistic depictions.
It may also refer to:
- the liturgical settings, Agnus Dei (liturgy)
- the musical settings Agnus Dei (music)
- Agnus Dei (Barber) 1967
- "Agnus Dei", a song by Michael W. Smith from Go West Young Man
- Agnus Dei (film), a film by Anne Fontaine
- Agnus Dei (Zurbarán), a painting
Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) is a choral composition in one movement by Samuel Barber, his own arrangement of his Adagio for Strings (1936). In 1967, he set the Latin words of the liturgical Agnus Dei, a part of the Mass, for mixed chorus with optional organ or piano accompaniment. The music, in B-flat minor, has a duration of about eight minutes.
Agnus Dei, referring to the Christian theological concept of the Lamb of God, and the associated liturgical text from the Roman Catholic Latin Mass has been set to music by many composers, as it is normally one of the movements or sections in a sung Mass setting. However, sometimes it stands alone, e.g., it provides the lyrics for Agnus Dei, the choral arrangement of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings.
In the Mass of the Roman Rite and also in the Eucharist of the Anglican Communion, the Lutheran Church, and the Western Rite of the Orthodox Church the Agnus Dei is the invocation to the Lamb of God sung or recited during the fraction of the Host.
Lamb of God (in Latin, Agnus Dei) (1635–40) is an oil painting by the Spanish Baroque artist Francisco de Zurbarán. It is housed in the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain.
The Lamb of God is an allusion to Christ's sacrificial death to save humanity.
Usage examples of "agnus dei".
Then not yet being in her stride and over-excited by the preference God had so openly shown her tonight, she forgot that she should read the next line to herself and leave the verbal oration to the priest, and so to her own horror she heard her voice, saying, still loud and clear and joined now solely with that of the priest: AGNUS DEI QUI TOLLIS PECCATA MUNDI.
Boris had also been helped by Cordelia's superb lighting, although he had to muddle through the 'Agnus Dei' and the 'Sanctus' almost in the dark.
Scrawled on the walls were occasional quotes from the Gospels, Latin tags (Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem - Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, grant us peace).
The Agnus Dei, which is a disc of wax, stamped with the figure of a Lamb, and on certain stated days blessed by the Holy Father.