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

Other metal bands have been in a similar position, like Lamb of God, Slayer, Motorhead and Mastodon, have been nominated in the past.

From Los Angeles Times

Highlighting the “true creators of heavy metal,” the one-day fest will also feature performances by Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Alice in Chains, Gojira, Halestorm, Lamb of God and other rock groups.

From Los Angeles Times

On Wednesday, King will be back at the Kia Forum for the first time since that last night with Slayer, now at the head of a new metal outfit under his own name, appearing as a support act to co-headliners Lamb of God and Mastodon.

From Los Angeles Times

The lamb itself represents Jesus, who is referred to as the Lamb of God in the New Testament: “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

From Salon

Last Wednesday, in the basement of the Lamb of God Lutheran Church, across the street from the shuttered community center, seniors munched on cookies and used colored markers to draw pictures and scrawl thoughts on a long scroll of yellow paper.

From Seattle Times