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pyx

or pix

[ piks ]

noun

  1. Ecclesiastical.
    1. the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept.
    2. a watch-shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick.
  2. Also called pyx chest. a box or chest at a mint, in which specimen coins are deposited and reserved for trial by weight and assay.


pyx

/ pɪks /

noun

  1. Also calledpyx chest the chest in which coins from the British mint are placed to be tested for weight, etc
  2. Christianity any receptacle in which the Eucharistic Host is kept
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyx1

1350–1400; Middle English pyxe < Latin pyxis < Greek pyxís a box, originally made of boxwood
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyx1

C14: from Latin pyxis small box, from Greek, from puxos box tree
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Example Sentences

No longer, says Sir John, do men swear devoutly by the cross and mass, or by such innocent oaths as the pyx or the mousefoot.

In the Eastern Cloister you see an ancient door, leading to what is now called the chapel of the Pyx.

In it is the Box or Pyx, containing specimen standard-pieces of all the gold and silver coins of the realm.

He says it was sometimes done in darning stitches for ecclesiastical purposes, for instance, for coverings for the pyx.

He opened the pyx, took out a little curl of paper, and spread it on the desk.

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