Paschal Lamb

See also: paschal lamb

English

WOTD – 5 April 2010

Stained glass depiction of Paschal Lamb

Alternative forms

• paschal lamb

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæs.kəl ˈlæm/, /ˈpɑːs.kəl ˈlæm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpæs.kəl ˈlæm/

Noun

Paschal Lamb (plural Paschal Lambs)

1. (historical) The lamb eaten at Passover.
   • c. 1530, John Frith, The Paschal Lamb and our Sacrament are here Compared Together:

     The Paschal Lamb was instituted and eaten the night before the children of Israel were indeed delivered from Egypt.

2. (figuratively) Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice.
3. (heraldry) A lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag (usually St. George's cross: argent a cross gules).
   • 1894, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms used in Heraldry, revised edition, page 362:

     […] but when the Holy or Paschal Lamb is intended then the face should be guardant or reguardant.

Synonyms

• (Jesus as sacrifice): Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, Passover Lamb, Passover lamb
• (heraldry): Holy Lamb, Agnus Dei

Translations

the lamb eaten at Passover

• Czech: velikonoční beránek (cs) m
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: paaslam (nl) n
• Finnish: pääsiäislammas
• French: agneau pascal (fr) m, pâque (fr) f, Pâque (fr) f
• German: Passahlamm n, Passalamm n, Passah (de) n, Passa (de) n, Paschalamm n (pás-cha), Pessachlamm n, Pascha (de) n, Pessach (de) n, Osterlamm (de) n
• Greek: please add this translation if you can

  Ancient: πάσχα n (páskha)

• Irish: Uan Cásca m
• Italian: agnello pasquale (it) m
• Latin: Pascha
• Polish: Baranek Boży (pl) m
• Portuguese: Cordeiro Pascal m
• Russian: пасхальный а́гнец m (pasxalʹnyj ágnec)
• Spanish: cordero de Pascua Florida
• Swedish: påskalamm n

Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice

• Czech: beránek Boží m
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: Paaslam n
• Finnish: Jumalan Karitsa
• French: Agneau Pascal, Agneau de Dieu, Agneau Mystique, Pâque (fr) f
• German: Passahlamm n, Passalamm n, Passah (de) n, Passa (de) n, Paschalamm n (pás-cha), Pessachlamm n, Pascha (de) n, Pessach (de) n, Osterlamm (de) n
• Greek: please add this translation if you can

  Ancient: please add this translation if you can

• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: Agnus Dei, Agnus Paschalis m
• Polish: Baranek Boży (pl) m
• Portuguese: Cordeiro de Deus (pt), Agnus Dei
• Russian: Агнец Божий (ru) m (Agnec Božij)
• Spanish: Cordero de Dios (es)
• Swedish: Guds lamm n

heraldry: a lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: paaslam (nl) n
• Finnish: Jumalan Karitsa
• French: agneau pascal (fr)
• German: Agnus Dei (de) m
• Italian: agnello pasquale (it) m
• Latin: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: Baranek Boży (pl) m
• Portuguese: Cordeiro Pascal
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: Agnus Dei, gudslamm n

See also

• Korban Pesach on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lamb of God on Wikipedia.Wikipedia