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Pax Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pax? [n] (Roman Catholic) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pax: kiss of peace Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pax: accord \| agape \| Agnus Dei \| ark \| asperger \| asperges \| aspergillum \| aspersion \| auricular confession \| bambino \| bar mitzvah \| bas mitzvah \| beadroll \| beads \| candle \| celebration \| censer \| cessation of combat \| chaplet \| ciborium \| circumcision \| confession \| confirmation \| cross \| crucifix \| cruet \| eucharistial \| exemption from hostilities \| freedom from war \| harmony \| high celebration \| holy cross \| Holy Grail \| holy water \| holy-water sprinkler \| Host \| icon \| incense \| incensory \| invocation \| invocation of saints \| kiss of peace \| lesser litany \| liberty in tranquillity \| litany \| love feast \| lustration \| matzo \| menorah \| mezuzah \| mikvah \| monstrance \| osculatory \| ostensorium \| paschal candle \| peace \| peacetime \| phylacteries \| Pieta \| prayer shawl \| prayer wheel \| processional \| pyx \| reciting the rosary \| relics \| rood \| rosary \| sacramental \| sacred relics \| sacring bell \| Sanctus bell \| Sangraal \| shofar \| sukkah \| tabernacle \| tallith \| telling of beads \| the confessional \| the confessionary \| thurible \| urceole \| veronica \| vigil light \| votive candle See Also \| greeting \| salutation Pax In Webster's Dictionary \Pax\, n. Friendship, or a friend; -- esp. in the phrases to make pax with, to make friends with, to be good pax, to be good friends; also, truce; -- used esp. interjectionally. [Eng. Schoolboy Slang] \Pax\, n. [L. pax peace. See {Peace}.] 1. (Eccl.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches. 2. (R. C. Ch.) A tablet or board, on which is a representation of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and then by the people, in medi[ae]val times; an osculatory. It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc. Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors. --Chapman.

Pax Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pax?

[n] (Roman Catholic) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pax: kiss of peace

See Also | greeting | salutation

Pax In Webster's Dictionary

\Pax\, n.
Friendship, or a friend; -- esp. in the phrases to make pax
with, to make friends with, to be good pax, to be good
friends; also, truce; -- used esp. interjectionally. [Eng.
Schoolboy Slang]


\Pax\, n. [L. pax peace. See {Peace}.]
1. (Eccl.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the
   sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman
   Catholic churches.

2. (R. C. Ch.) A tablet or board, on which is a
   representation of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some
   saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and
   then by the people, in medi[ae]val times; an osculatory.
   It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc.

         Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors.
                                               --Chapman.

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