pax

¹

[ paks, pahks ]

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.

Pax

²

[ paks, pahks ]

noun

1. the Roman goddess of peace.

PAX

³

1. private automatic exchange.

Pax

¹

/ pæks /

noun

1. the Roman goddess of peace Greek counterpartIrene
2. a period of general peace, esp one in which there is one dominant nation

pax

²

/ pæks /

noun

1. RC Church
   1. a greeting signifying Christian love transmitted from one to another of those assisting at the Eucharist; kiss of peace
   2. a small metal or ivory plate, often with a representation of the Crucifixion, formerly used to convey the kiss of peace from the celebrant at Mass to those attending it, who kissed the plate in turn

interjection

1. slang:school.
   a call signalling an end to hostilities or claiming immunity from the rules of a game: usually accompanied by a crossing of the fingers

PAX

³

abbreviation for

1. private automatic exchange

Word History and Origins

Origin of pax¹

1325–75; Middle English < Latin: peace

Word History and Origins

Origin of pax¹

Latin: peace

Origin of pax²

Latin: peace

Example Sentences

These were the historic building blocks of a failed Pax Americana.

From The Daily Beast

Fines autem accidentales extrinseci plurimi esse possunt, ut pax concilianda, voluptas captanda, etc.

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Odd—when Pax had ruled, there were thought police and the cardinal sin was to be a liberal, to experiment, to seek knowledge.

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Men of Pax perhaps who had come to hunt down the outlaws who had successfully eluded their rule on earth?

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British children still cross their forefingers as a sign of treus, pax, or fainits.

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Abandoned in infancy, he was reared by Pax, goddess of peace, who is often represented as holding him in her lap.

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