Lamb of God

American  

noun

1. Christ.

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Lamb of God British  

noun

1. a title given to Christ in the New Testament, probably with reference to his sacrificial death

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Lamb of God Cultural  

1. A Christian term for Jesus, first used in the Gospel of John. It carries out the image of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus as a new Passover (see also Passover): a lamb was killed for the Jewish Passover, and Jesus himself, in the sacrifice of his death and Resurrection, is the lamb for the new Passover.

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Etymology

Origin of Lamb of God

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Lamb of God has stepped in to host the lunches and activities that the Hunger Intervention Program and Lake City Seniors had provided at the community center, at least for now, Buendia said.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

A typical Easter feast includes lamb, which symbolizes Jesus' self-sacrifice as the "Lamb of God" in Christianity and the spring equinox in Paganism; and ham, which symbolizes luck.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2023

Health x Lamb of God, “Cold Blood” On this stellar cut from the L.A. trio Health’s collaboration album “DISCO::4,” the groove-metal veterans Lamb of God solder their riffs and growls onto Health’s grim ambient fog.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Jesus here assures the Jews that he is what John the Baptist has already proclaimed him—"the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world."

From Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses by Cross, Joseph