Definition of pyx in English:

pyx

noun pɪkspɪks

1Christian Church
The container in which the consecrated bread of the Eucharist is kept.
Example sentencesExamples
- Romans used ivory for pyxes and on furniture.
- As our prayers unfold, I remove the pyx from my shirt pocket.
- Similarly, the consecrated host was to be kept in a fitting manner, in a pyx, a small box made of silver or ivory which could be locked.
- He wanted to restore to churches what he called ‘the real thing: vestments, pyxes, sedilia, road screens.’
2(in the UK) a box at the Royal Mint in which specimen gold and silver coins are deposited to be tested annually at the trial of the pyx by members of the Goldsmiths' Company.
Example sentencesExamples
- The pyx is the strong-box in which the coins are delivered to the jury.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin pyxis, from Greek puxis 'box'.

box from Old English:
The box describing a type of container is probably via late Latin buxis, from Greek puxis, the name of the tree yielding hard timber for making boxes. This Greek word has also given pyx (Late Middle English), a term used in the Christian Church for a box storing the consecrated bread of the Eucharist. Boxing Day, originally the first working day after Christmas Day, was the one on which well-off households traditionally gave presents of money or other things to tradespeople and employees. Such a present was called a Christmas box, from the custom of collecting the money in an earthenware box which was broken after the collection had been made and the contents shared out. Pugilistic box (Late Middle English) was first in the general sense ‘a blow’; the origin is not known. See also bog

Rhymes

admix, affix, commix, fix, Hicks, intermix, MI6, mix, nix, Nyx, pix, Pnyx, prix fixe, Ricks, six, Styx, transfix, Wicks

Definition of pyx in US English:

pyx

nounpɪkspiks

1Christian Church
The container in which the consecrated bread of the Eucharist is kept.
Example sentencesExamples
- Romans used ivory for pyxes and on furniture.
- Similarly, the consecrated host was to be kept in a fitting manner, in a pyx, a small box made of silver or ivory which could be locked.
- As our prayers unfold, I remove the pyx from my shirt pocket.
- He wanted to restore to churches what he called ‘the real thing: vestments, pyxes, sedilia, road screens.’
2(in the UK) a box at the Royal Mint in which specimen gold and silver coins are deposited to be tested annually at the trial of the pyx.
Example sentencesExamples
- The pyx is the strong-box in which the coins are delivered to the jury.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin pyxis, from Greek puxis ‘box’.

单词	pyx
释义	Definition of pyx in English: pyx noun pɪkspɪks 1Christian Church The container in which the consecrated bread of the Eucharist is kept. Example sentencesExamples Romans used ivory for pyxes and on furniture. As our prayers unfold, I remove the pyx from my shirt pocket. Similarly, the consecrated host was to be kept in a fitting manner, in a pyx, a small box made of silver or ivory which could be locked. He wanted to restore to churches what he called ‘the real thing: vestments, pyxes, sedilia, road screens.’ 2(in the UK) a box at the Royal Mint in which specimen gold and silver coins are deposited to be tested annually at the trial of the pyx by members of the Goldsmiths' Company. Example sentencesExamples The pyx is the strong-box in which the coins are delivered to the jury. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin pyxis, from Greek puxis 'box'. box from Old English: The box describing a type of container is probably via late Latin buxis, from Greek puxis, the name of the tree yielding hard timber for making boxes. This Greek word has also given pyx (Late Middle English), a term used in the Christian Church for a box storing the consecrated bread of the Eucharist. Boxing Day, originally the first working day after Christmas Day, was the one on which well-off households traditionally gave presents of money or other things to tradespeople and employees. Such a present was called a Christmas box, from the custom of collecting the money in an earthenware box which was broken after the collection had been made and the contents shared out. Pugilistic box (Late Middle English) was first in the general sense ‘a blow’; the origin is not known. See also bog Rhymes admix, affix, commix, fix, Hicks, intermix, MI6, mix, nix, Nyx, pix, Pnyx, prix fixe, Ricks, six, Styx, transfix, Wicks Definition of pyx in US English: pyx nounpɪkspiks 1Christian Church The container in which the consecrated bread of the Eucharist is kept. Example sentencesExamples Romans used ivory for pyxes and on furniture. Similarly, the consecrated host was to be kept in a fitting manner, in a pyx, a small box made of silver or ivory which could be locked. As our prayers unfold, I remove the pyx from my shirt pocket. He wanted to restore to churches what he called ‘the real thing: vestments, pyxes, sedilia, road screens.’ 2(in the UK) a box at the Royal Mint in which specimen gold and silver coins are deposited to be tested annually at the trial of the pyx. Example sentencesExamples The pyx is the strong-box in which the coins are delivered to the jury. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin pyxis, from Greek puxis ‘box’.
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