Agnus (Latin for
lamb) can be used to refer to :
People with the surname
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Felix Agnus (1839-1925), American military officer and newspaper publisher
Religion
* ''
Agnus Dei'' (Latin: "Lamb of God")
** referring to
Jesus Christ as divine sacrificial lamb
** an early prayer of the
breviary
A breviary (Latin: ''breviarium'') is a liturgical book used in Christianity for praying the canonical hours, usually recited at seven fixed prayer times.
Historically, different breviaries were used in the various parts of Christendom, such a ...
Places and jurisdictions
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Agnus (Egypt) Agnus () was an ancient city and bishopric in Roman Egypt and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Its modern location in present Egypt is unclear.
History
Agnus was important enough in the late Roman province of Aegyptus Primus to be one of th ...
, an Ancient city and former bishopric in Aegyptus Primus, now a Latin Catholic titular see
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Agnus (Attica) Agnus or Agnous ( grc, Ἀγνοῦς), also Hagnus or Hagnous (Ἁγνοῦς) was a deme of ancient Attica. From the mythical story of the war of the Pallantidae against Theseus, we learn that the demoi of Pallene, Gargettus, and Agnus were ad ...
, a deme of ancient Attica
Biology
* ''Agnus scythicus'', Latin for
Vegetable Lamb of Tartary, a mythologic lamb-plant
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''Agnus'' (beetle), a
stag beetle
Stag beetles are a family of about 1,200 species of beetles in the family Lucanidae, currently classified in four subfamilies.Smith, A.B.T. (2006). A review of the family-group names for the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with corrections ...
genus
Technology
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MOS Technology Agnus, an integrated circuit in the OCS chipset of the Commodore Amiga computer
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