'PAX' definitions:
Definition of 'pax'
From: WordNet
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist [syn: pax, kiss of peace]
Definition of 'Pax'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'pax'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accord,
- agape,
- Agnus Dei,
- ark,
- asperger,
- asperges,
- aspergillum,
- aspersion,
- auricular confession,
- bambino,
- bar mitzvah,
- bas mitzvah,
- beadroll,
- beads,
- candle,
- celebration,
- censer,
- cessation of combat,
- chaplet,
- ciborium,
- circumcision,
- confession,
- confirmation,
- cross,
- crucifix,
- cruet,
- eucharistial,
- exemption from hostilities,
- freedom from war,
- harmony,
- high celebration,
- holy cross,
- Holy Grail,
- holy water,
- holy-water sprinkler,
- Host,
- icon,
- incense,
- incensory,
- invocation,
- invocation of saints,
- kiss of peace,
- lesser litany,
- liberty in tranquillity,
- litany,
- love feast,
- lustration,
- matzo,
- menorah,
- mezuzah,
- mikvah,
- monstrance,
- osculatory,
- ostensorium,
- paschal candle,
- peace,
- peacetime,
- phylacteries,
- Pieta,
- prayer shawl,
- prayer wheel,
- processional,
- pyx,
- reciting the rosary,
- relics,
- rood,
- rosary,
- sacramental,
- sacred relics,
- sacring bell,
- Sanctus bell,
- Sangraal,
- shofar,
- sukkah,
- tabernacle,
- tallith,
- telling of beads,
- the confessional,
- the confessionary,
- thurible,
- urceole,
- veronica,
- vigil light,
- votive candle
Acronyms for 'PAX'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Penny Arcade eXpo
- Pixel Addressing eXtensions (Intel, RISC, CPU)
- Portable Archive eXchange (SCO, Unix)
- Private Automatic eXchange
Pax, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pax, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia
Population (2000) :
174
Housing Units (2000) :
97
Land area (2000) :
0.315477 sq. miles (0.817081 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.315477 sq. miles (0.817081 sq. km)
FIPS code :
62356
Located within :
West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location :
37.911042 N, 81.265224 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.