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Lamb of God

noun



Lamb of God

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

  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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lamb of God1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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