AGNUS

Definition: AGNUS

AGNUS

Noun

1. Agnus Dei.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "AGNUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Etymology: Agnus \Ag"nus\, noun; plural English Agnuses; Latin Agni. [Latin expression, lamb.]. (Websters 1913)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Rite	Relics, rosary, beads, reliquary, host, cross, rood, crucifix, pax, pyx, agnus Dei, censer, thurible, patera; eileton, Holy Grail; prayer machine, prayer wheel; Sangraal, urceus.
Spell	Talisman, amulet, periapt, telesm, phylactery, philter; fetich, fetish; agnus Dei; furcula, madstone; mascot, mascotte; merrythought; Om, Aum; scarab, scarabaeus; sudarium, triskelion, veronica, wishbone; swastika, fylfot, gammadion.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: AGNUS

English words defined with "AGNUS": Agnus castus, Agnus Dei, Agnuses ♦ Chaste tree. (references)

Specialty definitions using "AGNUS": Agnes, Agnus-castus ♦ Lupus et Agnus. (references)

Non-English Usage: "AGNUS" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (lamb, sheep).

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	Agnus Dei Kinder Synapse (1991)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Agnus Castus: A Middle English Herbal Reconstructed from Various Manuscripts (Essays & Studies on English Language & Literature Vol, 6) (reference) Agnus Dei : l'art romáanic i els artistes del segle XX : Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, desembre 1995-mar�c 1996 (reference) La segura traves�ia del Agnus Dei : ignorancia y malevolencia en torno a la figura de Benito Arias Montano el Menor, 1588-1641 (reference) Marbles, Hopscotch and Jacks (Agnus and Robertson Activity Book) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Beyond her Agnus Deis and her Ave Marias, Mademoiselle Vaubois had no light except upon the different modes of making sweetmeats.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"AGNUS" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "AGNUS" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	66.67%	2	245,945
Unclassified Items	33.33%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	3	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "AGNUS" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Agnus	First name Female	1,000	4,094
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Expressions using "AGNUS": Agnus castus ♦ Agnus Dei ♦ Agnus Scythicus ♦ V agnus castus ♦ vitex agnus castus. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "AGNUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		kyskhedstræ (agnus castus, chaste tree). (various references)

French		arbre au poivre (agnus castus). (various references)

German		Mönchspfeffer (agnus castus, chaste tree). (various references)

Greek		καναπίτσα (agnus castus, chaste tree), βίτεξ ο άγνος (agnus castus, chaste tree), λυγιά (agnus castus, chaste tree, white willow), λυγαριά (agnus castus, chaste tree, osier, wicker), αγνιά (agnus castus, chaste tree), αλυγαριά (agnus castus, chaste tree). (various references)

Italian		agnocasto (agnus castus, chaste tree). (various references)

Manx		Eayn Yee (Agnus Dei, Lamb of God). (various references)

Pig Latin		agnusay

Portuguese		agno-casto (agnus castus, chaste tree), pimenteiro-silvestre (agnus castus, chaste tree), flor-da-castidade (agnus castus, chaste tree), árvore-da-castidade (agnus castus, chaste tree). (various references)

Spanish		agnocasto (agnus castus, chaste tree). (various references)

Turkish		isa amblemi olarak kullanılan kuzu şekli (agnus dei). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Vitex agnus-castus. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	John Chapter 1, Verse 36
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai embleyaV tw ihsou peripatounti legei ide o amnoV tou qeou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et respiciens Iesum ambulantem dicit ecce agnus Dei
Old English	990	West Saxon	& he cwæð þa he seah þonne halendgangende. her ys godes lamb.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And he biheeld Jhesu walkinge, and seith, Lo! the lomb of God.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And he behelde Iesus as he walked by and sayde: beholde the lambe of God.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And looking at Jesus while he was walking he said, See, there is the Lamb of God!
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	John Chapter 1, Verse 36
Bulgarian	И двамата ученика го чуха да говори така, и отидоха подир Исуса.
Cebuano	ug siya mitan-aw kang Jesus samtang kini naglakaw, ug siya miingon, "Tan-awa, mao kana ang Cordero sa Dios!"
Chinese	他見耶穌行走、就說、看 �"� 、這是　神的 �" 羊。
Croatian	Ugleda Isusa koji je onuda prolazio i reèe: "Evo Jaganjca Božjega!"
Danish	Og idet han så på Jesus,som gik der,siger han: "Se det Guds Lam!"
Dutch	En ziende op Jezus, daar wandelende, zeide hij: Ziet, het Lam Gods!
Finnish	Ja kiinnittäen katseensa Jeesukseen, joka siellä käveli, hän sanoi: "Katso, Jumalan Karitsa!"
French	et, ayant regardé Jésus qui passait, il dit: Voil� l`Agneau de Dieu.
German	Und als er Jesum sah wandeln, sprach er: Siehe, das ist Gottes Lamm!
Haitian Creole	Li wè Jezi ki t'ap pase, li di: Men ti mouton Bondye a.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Ketika ia melihat Yesus lewat, ia berkata, "Lihat! Itulah Anak Domba Allah."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Apabila dipandangnya Yesus berjalan, maka katanya, "Lihatlah Anak domba Allah."
Italian	e, fissando lo sguardo su Gesù che passava, disse: «Ecco l'agnello di Dio!».
Korean	예 수 의 다 니 심 을 보 � 말 하 되 ` 보 라 ! 하 나 님 의 어 린 양 이 로 다 !'
Latvian	Un viòð, ieraudzîjis Jçzu staigâjam, sacîja: Lûk, Dieva Jçrs!
Maori	Na ka titiro ia ki a Ihu e haere ana, ka mea, na, te Reme a te Atua!
Modern Greek	και εμβλεψας εις τον Ιησουν περιπατουντα, λεγει· Ιδου, ο Αμνος του Θεου.
Norwegian	og han så Jesus som kom gående, og sa: Se der Guds lam!
Portuguese	e, olhando para Jesus, que passava, disse: Eis o Cordeiro de Deus!
Rumanian	Wi, pe cknd privea pe Isus umblknd, a zis: ,,Iatq Mielul lui Dumnezeu!``
Russian	й, ХЧЙ�"ЕЧ Й�"ХЭЕЗП йЙУХУБ, УЛБЪБМ: ЧПФ бЗОЕ�" вПЦЙК.
Shuar	Jesussha nui nankaamakui Juan Tímiayi "Iistarum, Yusa Murikrí áuwiti."
Spanish	Al ver a Jesús que andaba por allí, dijo: --¡He aquí el Cordero de Dios!
Swahili	Alipomwona Yesu akipita akasema, "Tazameni! Huyu ndiye Mwana-kondoo wa Mungu."
Swedish	När då Jesus kom gående, såg Johannes på honom och sade: "Se, Guds Lamm!"
Thai	และท่านมอง�"ูพระเยซูข�"ะที่พระองค์ทรง�"ำเนินและกล่าวว่า "จง�"ูพระเมษโป�"กของพระเจ้า"
Ukrainian	І, поглянувши на Ісуса, що проходив, �'ін сказав: Ото Агнець Божий!
Uma	Kanahilo-na Yesus liu, na'uli': "Hilo, etu-imi tumai Ana' Bima Alata'ala!"
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Words rhyming with "AGNUS" (pronounced 'Ag"nus'): Alumnus, Anthrenus, Anus, Bonus, Cincinnus, Clonus, Conus, Cothurnus, Cygnus, Dictamnus, Echinus, Faunus, genus, Janus, Marbrinus, Onus, Pandanus, Pannus, Pignus, Pinus, subgenus, Tabanus, tonus, Turnus, Uncinus, Varanus, Venus. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: guans.
	Words within the letters "a-g-n-s-u"
	-1 letter: anus, gaun, gnus, guan, guns, nags, sang, snag, snug, sung.
	-2 letters: gan, gas, gnu, gun, nag, nus, sag, sau, sun, uns.
	-3 letters: ag, an, as, na, nu, un, us.
	Words containing the letters "a-g-n-s-u"
	+1 letter: guanos.
	+2 letters: abusing, amusing, angelus, anguish, audings, augends, cangues, causing, fungals, gangues, glucans, guanase, guanays, guanins, guineas, hangups, iguanas, kurgans, lagunas, lagunes, langues, langurs, lanugos, lungans, magnums, mustang, naughts, nilgaus, nougats, ourangs, outsang, pausing, quangos, saucing, uncages, unhangs, wanguns.
	+3 letters: accusing, agendums, anginous, angulose, angulous, arousing, assuming, assuring, augments, avulsing, bubingas, bugbanes, dunnages, eugenias, euglenas, flashgun, gallnuts, gauntest, granules, guanacos, guanases, guanines, guaranis, gunboats, gunplays, gunwales, gurnards, handguns, hangouts, languets, languish, languors, linguals, mahuangs, mustangs, mutagens, nilghaus, nonsugar, nutgalls, nutgrass, nylghaus, organums, osnaburg, outgains, outgnaws, quashing, saluting, sanguine, sauteing, shantung, shauling, shogunal, singular, snafuing, speargun, sphagnum, squaring, subagent, sugaring, sunglass, tunnages, uncasing, unguards, unitages, unsaying, upsprang, vicugnas.
	+4 letters: adjusting, ambushing, amusingly, analogous, analogues, angeluses, anguished, anguishes, angulates, anilingus, argentums, argonauts, arguments, assuaging, assurgent, bungalows, callusing, campusing, capsuling, carousing, caucusing, caulkings, clangours, cousinage, crusading, dangerous, dungarees, figurants, flashguns, fumigants, galbanums, gaudiness, gauntlets, gauntness, gauntries, geraniums, glandules, glucagons, gourmands, graduands, grandeurs, granulose, guanidins, guanosine, guaranies, guardants, guardians, guardsman, guardsmen, guidances, guildsman, gunmetals, gunnybags, gunnysack, gunpapers, gustation, gymnasium, hamstrung, harangues, ignoramus, iguanians, langlaufs, langouste, languages, laughings, magnesium, manganous, measuring, mulligans, nonsugars, noseguard, nystagmus, onslaught, origanums, osnaburgs, outasking, outranges, pagurians, pasturing, poundages, pulsating, quandangs, quandongs, quantongs, rigaudons, runagates, sanguines, savouring, shantungs, shogunate, signature, singulars, sinuating, situating, slanguage, spearguns, sphagnous, sphagnums, squadding, squalling, squashing, squatting, squawking, squeaking, squealing, staghound, strangury, straphung, subagency, subagents, subgenera, sublating, subwaying, suffragan, sugarcane, sulfating, summating, surfacing, surnaming, surtaxing, synagogue, tungstate, umangites, unamusing, unceasing, uncharges, underages, ungulates, unlashing, unmasking, unsealing, unseaming, unseating, unsparing, unstating, untangles, upcasting, upraising, upscaling, upsoaring, upstaging, upstaring, vagueness, vanguards, vaultings.
	+5 letters: accusingly, agapanthus, anguishing, antibusing, ascogonium, assaulting, astounding, aubergines, augmenters, augmentors, augustness, ausforming, autogenies, autogenous, autolysing, autopsying, autosexing, bilinguals, bunchgrass, bushranger, caliginous, callousing, caucussing, clangorous, coagulants, coassuming, conjugants, conjugates, contagious, cousinages, cuirassing, degaussing, desugaring, diapausing, disabusing, dissuading, disvaluing, encourages, endogamous, ensanguine, entourages, equalising, exhausting, gallinules, gangbuster, gangrenous, gardenfuls, garnitures, gaucheness, gazehounds, gelatinous, germaniums, gluconates, glutamines, gramineous, grandaunts, granulates, granulites, granulomas, granuloses, granulosis, groundmass, groundsman, guanidines, guanosines, guarantees, guaranties, guarantors, gunnysacks, gustations, guttations, gymnasiums, gynandrous, halogenous, haranguers, humanising, husbanding, iguanodons, inaugurals, insulating, kurbashing, kurrajongs, langoustes, languished, languisher, languishes, languorous, lanuginous, lustrating, magnesiums, magnitudes, malaguenas, megafaunas, migrainous, misgauging, misvaluing, monogamous, naughtiest, nauseating, neuralgias, neuroglias, nongaseous, noseguards, nutgrasses, oleaginous, onslaughts, orangutans, osculating, outfasting, outgassing, outlasting, outpassing, outraising, outsailing, outshaming, outskating, outsoaring, outstaring, outstating, outstaying, outtasking, outwasting, persuading, pleasuring, pugnacious, purchasing, purgations, quarryings, reaccusing, rearousing, reassuming, reassuring, resaluting, ruralising, salmagundi, sandgrouse, sanguinary, sanguinely, sanguinity, saturating, sauntering, scattergun, shogunates, signatures, simulating, singularly, slanguages, soundstage, sporangium, squabbling, staghounds, staunching, subheading, subleasing, sublingual, submanager, subpenaing, sufflating, suffragans, sugarcanes, sulphating, sunbathing, sunglasses, superagent, supergiant, supinating, surceasing, surfacings, surpassing, sustaining, synagogues, transuding, treasuring, tungstates, unassigned, unassuaged, unassuming, unbandages, unclasping, undergrads, ungracious, unleashing, unpleasing, unsaddling, unsnapping, unsnarling, unspeaking, unstacking, unswathing, unswearing, upstanding, upstarting, urbanising, vaginismus, viraginous, vulgarians.
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