pyx

or pix

[ piks ]

/ pɪks /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept.
a watch-shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick.

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.

Origin of pyx

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Greek pyxís a box, originally made of boxwood

Words nearby pyx

python, Pythonesque, pythoness, pythonic, pyuria, pyx, pyxidium, pyxie, pyxis, Pyxis Nautica, PYY3-36

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Example sentences from the Web for pyx

There was a canopy over the altar with curtains, and here was hung the pyx or box containing the Host, or consecrated bread.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James
In the Eastern Cloister you see an ancient door, leading to what is now called the chapel of the Pyx.
Little Folks (November 1884)|Various
The panagia or pyx worn by a bishop, or higher prelate, is often an exquisite piece of jewelry.
The Story of Moscow|Wirt Gerrare
The spellings poeple, lenghth, satisficed are standard; pix may be more recognizable as pyx.
A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful|Peter Martyr

In this way his letters became what they are, like coins put in the pyx, and mintage that survives the best of the goldsmiths.
Charles Carleton Coffin|William Elliot Griffis, D. D.

British Dictionary definitions for pyx

pyx

less commonly pix

/ (pɪks) /

noun

Also called: pyx chest the chest in which coins from the British mint are placed to be tested for weight, etc

Christianity any receptacle in which the Eucharistic Host is kept

Word Origin for pyx

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

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单词	pyx
释义	pyx or pix [ piks ] / pɪks / noun Ecclesiastical. the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept. a watch-shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick. 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. Origin of pyx 1350–1400; Middle English pyxe<Latin pyxis<Greek pyxís a box, originally made of boxwood Words nearby pyx python, Pythonesque, pythoness, pythonic, pyuria, pyx, pyxidium, pyxie, pyxis, Pyxis Nautica, PYY3-36 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pyx There was a canopy over the altar with curtains, and here was hung the pyx or box containing the Host, or consecrated bread. Curiosities of Christian History\|Croake James In the Eastern Cloister you see an ancient door, leading to what is now called the chapel of the Pyx. Little Folks (November 1884)\|Various The panagia or pyx worn by a bishop, or higher prelate, is often an exquisite piece of jewelry. The Story of Moscow\|Wirt Gerrare The spellings poeple, lenghth, satisficed are standard; pix may be more recognizable as pyx. A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful\|Peter Martyr In this way his letters became what they are, like coins put in the pyx, and mintage that survives the best of the goldsmiths. Charles Carleton Coffin\|William Elliot Griffis, D. D. British Dictionary definitions for pyx pyx less commonly pix / (pɪks) / noun Also called: pyx chest the chest in which coins from the British mint are placed to be tested for weight, etc Christianity any receptacle in which the Eucharistic Host is kept Word Origin for pyx C14: from Latin pyxis small box, from Greek, from puxos box tree 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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