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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pax \Pax\, n. Friendship, or a friend; -- esp. in the phrases to make pax with to make friends with to be good pax, to be good friends; also truce; -- used esp. interjectionally. [Eng. Schoolboy Slang] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pax \Pax\, n. [L. pax peace. See {Peace}.] 1. (Eccl.) 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.) 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 medi[ae]val times; an osculatory. It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors. --Chapman. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pax n : (Roman Catholic) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist [syn: {kiss of peace}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Pax, WV (town, FIPS 62356) Location: 37.90961 N, 81.26388 W Population (1990): 167 (84 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: PAX Pixel Addressing eXtensions (Intel, RISC, CPU) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: PAX Portable Archive eXchange (SCO, Unix) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: PAX Private Automatic eXchange
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