Pyx
41pyx — or pix [[t]pɪks[/t]] n. 1) rel the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept 2) num a chest at a mint, in which specimen coins are reserved for trial by weight and assay • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME pyxe < L pyxis < Gk… …
42pyx — The container which holds the wafer used in Holy Communion …
43pyx — /pɪks/ (say piks) noun 1. Ecclesiastical a. the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept. b. a watch shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick. c. a box for storing relics. 2. a box or chest at a mint, in which… …
44pyx — This word (from the Greek pyxis, meaning box ) refers to a receptacle in which consecrated hosts are kept, either for distribution to the sick or for benediction of the Blessed Sacrament …
45pyx — A receptacle in a mint where sample coins are placed for testing …
46pyx — see BOX …
47pyx — n. (also pix) 1 Eccl. the vessel 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. Etymology: ME f. L (as PYXIS) …
48Trial of the pyx — Pyx Pyx, n. [L. pyxis a box, Gr. pyxi s a box, especially of boxwood, fr. py xos the box tree or boxwood. See {Box} a receptacle.] [Written also {pix}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) The box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved. [1913… …
49pyx-jury — A jury composed of goldsmiths, formed to test the English coinage …
50Trial of the Pyx — The Trial of the Pyx is the procedure in the United Kingdom for ensuring that newly minted coins conform to required standards. Trials have been held from the twelfth century to the present day, normally once per calendar year; the form of the… …
