| 单词 | agnus bell |
| 释义 | > as lemmasagnus bell agnus bell n. now historical (in the Roman Catholic Church ) a bell rung while the Agnus Dei is being said or sung in the Mass. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > parts of service > Agnus Dei > [noun] > bell indicating agnus bell1566 1566 in E. Peacock Eng. Church Furnit. (1866) 103 [Hemswell, Lincs.] One sanctus bell one agnus bell gone owtt of the fore sayd churche. 1871 F. G. Lee Dict. Ritual Terms 7 Agnus Bell, a sacrying bell; that is, a handbell anciently used in the Church of England to notify to the congregation the exact period when the priest was consecrating the Holy Sacrament. 1912 H. B. Walters Church Bells Eng. v. 123 At Hemswell in Lincolnshire it [sc. the 'Sacring' or 'Sackering' bell] was known as the 'Agnus Bell,' because at this part of the service the Agnus Dei was sung. < as lemmas |
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