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Webster 1913 Edition

Pax

Pax

,
Noun.
[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 mediæval times; an osculatory. It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc.
Kiss the
pax
, and be quiet like your neighbors.
Chapman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pax

PAX

,
Noun.
[L. pax, peace.] A little image or piece of board with the image of Christ upon the cross on it, which people before the reformation,used to kiss after the service; the ceremony being considered as the kiss of peace.

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