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Meaning
Noun
●
In Roman Catholicism:
A small, usually round
container
used to
hold
the
host
(“consecrated
bread
or
wafer
of the Eucharist”), especially when
bringing
communion
to the
sick
or others unable to
attend
Mass.
●
A (small)
box
; a
casket
, a coffret.
●
In British English:
A
box
used in a
mint
as a place to
deposit
sample
coins
intended
to have the
fineness
of their
metal
and their
weight
tested
before the
coins
are
issued
to the public.
●
In Nautical:
A
compass
used by sailors.
Verb
●
To place (the
host
) in a pyx.
●
To
enclose
(something)
in a box
or other
container
;
specifically
, to place (a
deceased
person's body) in a
coffin
; to
coffin
, to encoffin.
●
In British English:
To
deposit
(sample
coins
) in a
pyx
; (
by extension
) to test (such
coins
) for the
fineness
of
metal
and
weight
before a
mint
issues them to the public.
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Origin
pyx
English
pyxis
Latin
πυξίς
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
πύξος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Pyxis
Pix
Rhymes
Mix
Six
Pix
Dix
Fix
Pyx
Nix
Blix
Brix
Hicks
Affix
Infix
Picks
Licks
Suffix
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