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[paks, pahks] Pronunciation Key
[paks, pahks] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Ecclesiastical. kiss of peace. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter) a period in history marked by the absence of major wars, usually imposed by a predominant nation. |
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PAX
| private automatic exchange. |
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(pāks) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Medieval Latin pāx, from Latin, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, on the model of Late Latin pāx (Rōmāna), the Roman peace, state of security obtaining under Roman rule, alteration of Latin (Rōmāna) pāx.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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pax
c.1440, "kiss of peace," from L. pax (gen. pacis) "peace," in Ecclesiastical L., "kiss of peace" (see peace). Capitalized, Pax was the name of the Roman goddess of peace. Used by 1933 with adjs. from national names, on model of Pax Romana (e.g. Pax Americana, 1967).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| pax | |
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| (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist |
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Pax, WV (town, FIPS 62356) Location: 37.90961 N, 81.26388 W
Population (1990): 167 (84 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Pax
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]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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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