paschal lamb

1. 1.

   figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ

   SynonymsAgnus Dei

   Broaderemblem

Questions about paschal lamb

What does paschal lamb mean?

paschal lamb means "figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ".

What is another word for paschal lamb?

Close synonyms include Agnus Dei. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is paschal lamb a common word?

paschal lamb is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.