English-Thai Dictionary

pax

N เทพธิดา แห่ง สันติภาพ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PAX

n.[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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PAX

Pax, n. Etym: [L. pax peace. See Peace. ]

 

1. (Eccl.)

 

Defn: 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. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Pax

Pax |paks, päks pæks |Roman Mythology the goddess of peace. Greek equivalent Eirene.

 

pax

pax 1 |paks, päks pæks | ▶noun chiefly historical (in the Christian Church ) the kissing of a tablet by all the participants at a mass depicting the Crucifixion or other sacred object; the kiss of peace. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘peace. ’

 

pax

pax 2 |paks pæks | ▶noun ( pl. same ) (chiefly in commercial use ) a person or persons: the buffet costs $53 per pax | two pilots and four pax on board. ORIGIN 1970s: apparently an alteration of pass- (from passenger ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Pax

Pax Roman Mythology the goddess of peace. Greek equivalent Eirene.

 

pax

pax 1 |paks | ▶noun 1 [ as exclamation ] Brit. informal, dated a call for a truce, used especially by schoolchildren when playing: Pax! No offence meant, honest old chum. 2 chiefly historical (in the Christian Church ) the kissing by all the participants at a mass of a tablet depicting the Crucifixion or other sacred object; the kiss of peace. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘peace ’.

 

pax

pax 2 |paks | ▶noun ( pl. same ) (chiefly in commercial use ) a person or persons: the buffet costs $53 per pax | two pilots and four pax on board. ORIGIN 1970s: apparently an alteration of pass- (from passenger ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Pax

Pax Substantiv, feminin katholische Kirche , die |P a x |die Pax; Genitiv: der Pax lateinisch pax = Friede Friedensgruß, besonders der Friedenskuss in der Messe 1

 

Pax

Pax Substantiv, maskulin Flugwesen Jargon , der |P a x |der Pax; Genitiv: des Paxes, Plural: die Paxe Abkürzung für englisch pa ssenger X Kurzwort für: Passagier

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pax

pax /pæks /名詞 1 C 〘カトリック 〙接吻牌 （せつぷんはい ）; (ミサでの )親睦のキス .2 ｟英 くだけて ｠〖間投詞的に 〗待った! , タイム! (!けんか 遊びの中止を呼びかける ) .3 〖P- 〗〘ロ神 〙平和の女神 .4 〖P- 〗強大国支配による平和 .P -̀ Americ á na [Brit á nica ]アメリカ [大英帝国 ]支配による平和 .P -̀ Rom á na (1 )ローマ帝国の支配による平和 .(2 ) (一般に )大国支配による平和 .