PYX


Meaning of PYX in English

[ pɪks ]

(also pix )

■ noun

1》 Christian Church the container in which the consecrated bread of the Eucharist is kept.

2》 (in the UK) a box at the Royal Mint in which specimen gold and silver coins are deposited to be tested annually.

Origin

ME: from L. ~is , from Gk puxis 'box'.

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