| Pax (pax) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pax |
| [L. pax peace. See
Peace.] |
The kiss of
peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at
High Mass in Roman Catholic churches.
A tablet or board, on
which is a representation of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some
saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and then by the
people, in mediæval times; an osculatory. It is still used in
communities, confraternities, etc.
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Friendship, or a
friend; -- esp. in the phrases to make pax with, to make
friends with, to be good pax, to be good friends; also, truce;
-- used esp. interjectionally.
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