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pyx also pix  (pks)
n.
1. Ecclesiastical
a. A container in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept.
b. A container in which the Eucharist is carried to the sick.
2. A chest in a mint in which specimen coins are placed to await assay.
[Middle English pyxe, from Latin pyxis, box, from Greek puxis.]
pyx less commonly, pix [pɪks]
n
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Also called pyx chest the chest in which coins from the British mint are placed to be tested for weight, etc.
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity any receptacle in which the Eucharistic Host is kept
[from Latin pyxis small box, from Greek, from puxos box tree]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pyx - a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
pix, pix chest, pyx chest
chest - box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
2.pyx - any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept
pix
receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
Translations
pyx [pɪks] N → píxide f
pyx
n → Hostienkelch m; (for sick communion) → Bursa f
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Establishing trading, they commissioned the sophisticated stone and ivory Sapi sculptors to create saltcellars, pyxes (Christian liturgical vessels), spoons, fork and knife handles and oliphants (hunting horns) based on European models, probably consisting of prints, drawings, or book illustrations (Bassani and Fagg 1988:111).
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The site yielded many great treasures, of which a wide range were shown, strongly evoking the ancient Greek world: a bronze statue of Herakles, a stone herm of a bearded man, a stone waterspout with gargoyle head, stone sundials, carved stone pyxes inlaid with semi-precious stone, and bone and ivory work.
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But the treasures are almost endless, and besides the many paintings from the Italian Renaissance they include beautifully illustrated bibles from the 12th and 13th and 14th centuries; a 16th-century ivory sculpture of the Holy Family from the School of Raphael; and hymnals, copes, and pyxes used in liturgical celebrations.
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