Definitions for PAX
pax

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. pax, kiss of peacenoun

   (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. paxnoun

   A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.

2. paxnoun

   passenger; passengers

3. paxinterjection

   A cry for peace or truce in children's games.

4. Etymology: pax peace. See peace.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pax

   Pax is a term often used in the travel industry to refer to a passenger or a number of passengers. It's derived from the word "passenger". In a broader context, "pax" is also Latin for "peace".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Paxnoun

   the kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches

2. Paxnoun

   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 mediaeval times; an osculatory. It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc

3. Etymology: [L. pax peace. See Peace.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. PaX

   PaX is a patch for the Linux kernel that implements least privilege protections for memory pages. The least-privilege approach allows computer programs to do only what they have to do in order to be able to execute properly, and nothing more. PaX was first released in 2000. PaX flags data memory as non-executable, program memory as non-writable and randomly arranges the program memory. This effectively prevents many security exploits, such as some kinds of buffer overflows. The former prevents direct code execution absolutely, while the latter makes so-called return-to-libc attacks difficult to exploit, relying on luck to succeed, but doesn't prevent variables and pointers overwriting. PaX is maintained by The PaX Team, whose principal coder is anonymous.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pax

   paks, n. the kiss of peace (Rom. xvi. 16): a plaque or tablet used in giving the kiss of peace when the mass is celebrated by a high dignitary—a crucifix, a tablet with the image of Christ on the cross upon it, or a reliquary.—Pax vobis, Pax vobiscum, peace (be) with you. [L.]

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1. PAX

   What does PAX stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PAX acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PAX

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pax is ranked #58042 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pax surname appeared 350 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pax.
   
   87.4% or 306 total occurrences were White.
   4.2% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.4% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.4% or 5 total occurrences were Black.
   1.4% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Roman Catholic
   • Greeting

Anagrams for PAX »

1. AXP

How to pronounce PAX?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PAX in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PAX in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PAX in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of PAX in a Sentence

1. Theodore Hesburgh:

   I go back to an old Latin motto, opus justitiae pax: Peace is the work of justice, we've known 20 percent of the people in the world have 80 percent of the goodies, which means the other 80 percent have to scrape by on 20 percent.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PAX
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pax
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PAX
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PAX
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PAX
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html