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pyx
or pix
[ piks ]
/ pɪks /
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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.
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Origin of pyx
1350–1400; Middle English pyxe<Latin pyxis<Greek pyxÃs a box, originally made of boxwood
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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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