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pas′chal lamb′, 
    1. Judaism[Jewish Hist.]a lamb slaughtered and eaten on the eve of the first day of Passover. Ex. 12:3–11.
    2. Religion(caps.) Christ.
    3. Fine Art(caps.) any of several symbolic representations of Christ, as the Agnus Dei.
    4. Heraldry(caps.) Also called Holy Lamb. a representation of a lamb passant having around its head a nimbus and supporting on the dexter shoulder a crosslike staff bearing a flag argent charged with a cross gules.
    • late Middle English 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Paschal Lamb
  1. (sometimes not capitals) the lamb killed and eaten on the first day of the Passover
  2. Christ regarded as this sacrifice
'paschal lamb' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Holy Lamb - Passover

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