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Pax
n.
Roman goddess of peace
pax
interj.
call for truce, call for cease fire
n.
(in Christianity) kiss of peace in Mass, tablet decorated with sacred figure which the participants in mass kiss, greeting that represents love for those taking part at the Eucharist
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PAX may refer to:
Peace
- Peace, (Latin: pax)
- Pax (liturgy), a salutation in Catholic and Lutheran religious services
- Pax (liturgical object), a object formerly kissed as a substitute for the Kiss of Peace in the Catholic Mass
- A period of political peace enforced by a dominant power:
- Pax Americana, 1945 - ?, and other periods
- Pax Assyriaca, Assyrian Empire, 7th century BCE
- Pax Britannica, 1815–1914
- Pax Europaea, European Union, 1945-
- Pax Hispanica, Spanish Empire, 1598–1621
- Pax Mongolica, Mongol Empire, 13th & 14th centuries
- Pax Romana Roman Empire, 1st & 2nd centuries
- Pax Sinica, China, much of the 1st millennium
- Pax Ottomana, Ottoman Empire, 1299 - 1923
pax
Noun
1. (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist
(synonym) kiss of peace
(hypernym) greeting, salutation
(classification) Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church
Pax
(n.)
The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Pax
Latin for Peace.
