pax

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The pax was a small tablet of silver or other precious metal, used for giving the kiss of peace during High Mass.

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  1. noun Ecclesiastical A small flat tablet adorned with a sacred image that worshippers kiss when offered the kiss of peace.
  2. noun Ecclesiastical The kiss of peace.
  3. noun A time of wide-ranging stability when there is only a single dominant power. Used with a Latinized name: "Editorials lauding the civilizing influence of Pax Britannica were met with ... a crushing disinterest from most of the public” (Nisid Hajari).

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  • I guarantee you that the pax was of South Asian descent. —  Latest Articles
  • People aren't aware of Obama's extreme leftism and his plans to create a pax-USSR. —  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
  • For 2-3 pax, one can opt for the $24.00 set with a mixture of seafood and meat along with the usual balls, and every ingredient was very fresh. —  www.hardwarezone.com.sg
  • Reasonably priced at RM168+ for 4 pax, great for the typical Chinese family. —  CincauHangus.com
  • I saw the demo at pax, and though it's got solid basics, it looks very general. —  LR News
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  1. Medieval Latin pāx, from Latin, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, on the model of Late Latin pāx (Rōmāna), the Roman peace, state of security obtaining under Roman rule, alteration of Latin (Rōmāna) pāx.

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  1. from Latin pax, peace: see peace.
 

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