Crossword-Solution: AGNUS
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Agnus | n. | Agnus Dei. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| AGNUS | anagram | ANGUS, GANSU, UANGS, USANG |
We have 14 clues for the answer “AGNUS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| "__ Dei" (56 Down prayer) | 1 answer |
| "__ Dei" (Latin prayer) | 1 answer |
| "___ Dei" ("Lamb of God") | 1 answer |
| "___ Dei" (prayer) | 1 answer |
| First word of a pre-Communion Catholic prayer | 1 answer |
| Lamb, in some hymns | 1 answer |
| Lamb: Lat. | 1 answer |
| Lamb: Latin. | 1 answer |
| Latin lamb | 1 answer |
| Literally, "lamb" | 1 answer |
| Sacred lamb | 1 answer |
| Sacred lamb, from the Latin | 1 answer |
| ___ Dei (Paschal Lamb) | 1 answer |
| "__ Dei" | 9 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EERTA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with AGNUS (5)
And as in beauty she surpass’d the choir, So nobler than the rest was her attire; A crown of ruddy gold enclosed her brow, Plain without pomp, and rich without a show; A branch of Agnus Castus in her hand, She bore aloft her symbol of command.
But highest in repute during centuries was the Agnus Dei--a piece of wax blessed by the Pope's own hand, and stamped with the well-known device representing the "Lamb of God." Its powers were so marvellous that Pope Urban V thought three of these cakes a fitting gift from himself to the Greek Emperor.
Very important among these was the Agnus Dei, or piece of wax from the Paschal candles, stamped with the figure of a lamb and consecrated by the Pope.
Matilda continued her incantations: At intervals She took various articles from the Basket, the nature and name of most of which were unknown to the Friar: But among the few which He distinguished, He particularly observed three human fingers, and an Agnus Dei which She broke in pieces.
One gave him a box of sweetmeats; Another, an Agnus Dei; Some brought reliques of Saints, waxen Images, and consecrated Crosses; and Others presented him with pieces of those works in which the Religious excel, such as embroidery, artificial flowers, lace, and needlework.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Chicago Tribune, Chronicle, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, WSJ.
Used 24 times in crossword archives (1950–2020).