Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Agnus Dei \Ag"nus De"i\ [L., lamb of God.] (R. C. Ch.)
(a) A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag.
(b) A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from
the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the
Pope.
(c) A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning
with the words ``Agnus Dei.''
Source : WordNet®
Agnus Dei
n 1: figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ [syn: {Paschal Lamb}]
2: a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words