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Pax : (noun)
1: (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love
for those assisting at the Eucharist [syn: kiss of peace]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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[ae]val times; an osculatory.
It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc.
Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors.
--Chapman.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pax : Pixel Addressing eXtensions (Intel, RISC, CPU)
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Pax : Portable Archive eXchange (SCO, Unix)
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Pax : Private Automatic eXchange
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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)
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