agnus

agnus, -i m.

noun, 2nd declension

a-gnus · /ˈa.ɲus/

lamb

“Ecce Agnus Dei” (Jn 1:29) — the Baptist's words at the Jordan; hence the Lamb as a liturgical name of Christ.

in the texts

Glória in excélsis Agnus

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