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De - Pt| English Dictionary: pax | by the DICT Development Group |
| 4 results for pax | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Pax \Pax\, n. 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. [Eng. Schoolboy Slang] | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Pax \Pax\, n. [L. pax peace. See {Peace}.] 1. (Eccl.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches. 2. (R. C. Ch.) 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 medi[91]val times; an osculatory. It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc. Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors. --Chapman. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Pax, WV (town, FIPS 62356) Location: 37.90961 N, 81.26388 W Population (1990): 167 (84 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
