pax

[ paks, pahks ]

/ pæks, pɑks /

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noun

(initial capital letter) a period in history marked by the absence of major wars, usually imposed by a predominant nation.

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Origin of pax

1325–75; Middle English <Latin: peace

Words nearby pax

pawnshop, pawn ticket, pawpaw, pawternity leave, Pawtucket, pax, Pax Britannica, Paxil, Paxman, Paxos, Pax Romana

Other definitions for pax (2 of 3)

Pax

[ paks, pahks ]

/ pæks, pɑks /

noun

the Roman goddess of peace.

Other definitions for pax (3 of 3)

PAX

private automatic exchange.

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How to use pax in a sentence

These were the historic building blocks of a failed Pax Americana.
The End of U.S. Imperium—Finally!|David Stockman|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Fines autem accidentales extrinseci plurimi esse possunt, ut pax concilianda, voluptas captanda, etc.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Odd—when Pax had ruled, there were thought police and the cardinal sin was to be a liberal, to experiment, to seek knowledge.
Star Born|Andre Norton
Men of Pax perhaps who had come to hunt down the outlaws who had successfully eluded their rule on earth?
Star Born|Andre Norton

British children still cross their forefingers as a sign of treus, pax, or fainits.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
Abandoned in infancy, he was reared by Pax, goddess of peace, who is often represented as holding him in her lap.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker

British Dictionary definitions for pax (1 of 3)

pax

/ (pæks) /

noun

mainly RC Church

a greeting signifying Christian love transmitted from one to another of those assisting at the Eucharist; kiss of peace
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

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

Word Origin for pax

Latin: peace

British Dictionary definitions for pax (2 of 3)

Pax

/ (pæks) /

noun

the Roman goddess of peaceGreek counterpart: Irene

a period of general peace, esp one in which there is one dominant nation

Word Origin for Pax

Latin: peace

British Dictionary definitions for pax (3 of 3)

PAX

abbreviation for

private automatic exchange

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