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Princeton's WordNet
pyx, pix, pyx chest, pix chestnoun
a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
pyx, pixnoun
any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept
Wiktionary
pyxnoun
the small container used to hold the consecrated bread of the Eucharist
Etymology: pyxis, from late πυξις.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pyxnoun
The box in which the Romanists keep the host.
Etymology: pyxis, Latin.
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pyx
A pyx is a small box or container, often round in shape, used in Christian churches to carry the Eucharist (consecrated bread), especially for transporting it to the sick or those unable to attend a church service. The term is derived from the Greek word "pyxis" which means box or receptacle.
Webster Dictionary
Pyxnoun
the box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved
Pyxnoun
a box used in the British mint as a place of deposit for certain sample coins taken for a trial of the weight and fineness of metal before it is sent from the mint
Pyxnoun
the box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle
Pyxnoun
same as Pyxis
Pyxverb
to test as to weight and fineness, as the coins deposited in the pyx
Etymology: [L. pyxis a box, Gr. pyxi`s a box, especially of boxwood, fr. py`xos the box tree or boxwood. See Box a receptacle.]
Wikidata
Pyx
A pyx or pix is a small round container used in the Catholic, Old Catholic and Anglican Churches to carry the consecrated host, to the sick or those otherwise unable to come to a church in order to receive Holy Communion. The term can also be used in archaeology and art history to describe small round lidded boxes designed for any purpose from antiquity or the Middle Ages, such as those used to hold coins for the Trial of the Pyx in England.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pyx
piks, n. (R.C.) the sacred box in which the host is kept after consecration: the box at the British Mint containing sample coins.—v.t. to test the weight and fineness of, as the coin deposited in the pyx.—Trial of the pyx, final trial by weight and assay of the gold and silver coins of the United Kingdom, prior to their issue from the Mint. [L. pyxis, a box—Gr. pyxis—pyxos (L. buxus), the box-tree.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Pyx
the name of a cup-shaped, gold-lined vessel, with lid, used in the Roman Catholic churches for containing the eucharistic elements after their consecration either for adoration in the churches or for conveying to sick-rooms. Pyx means "box." Hence Trial of the Pyx is the annual test of the British coinage, for which purpose one coin in every 15 lbs. of gold and one in every 60 lbs. of silver coined is set aside in a pyx or box.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pyx in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pyx in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- κιβωτίδιοGreek
- ciboireFrench
- PyxNorwegian
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