pyx

Etymology


The is derived from Late, , from , , from , , from  +. .

The is derived from the noun.

Noun

 * 1)  A small, usually round container used to hold the, especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass.
 * 2)  A (small) box; a casket, a coffret.
 * 3)  A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coins are issued to the public.
 * 4)  A compass used by sailors.
 * 1)  A (small) box; a casket, a coffret.
 * 2)  A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coins are issued to the public.
 * 3)  A compass used by sailors.
 * 1)  A (small) box; a casket, a coffret.
 * 2)  A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coins are issued to the public.
 * 3)  A compass used by sailors.
 * 1)  A (small) box; a casket, a coffret.
 * 2)  A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coins are issued to the public.
 * 3)  A compass used by sailors.
 * 1)  A (small) box; a casket, a coffret.
 * 2)  A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coins are issued to the public.
 * 3)  A compass used by sailors.
 * 1)  A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coins are issued to the public.
 * 2)  A compass used by sailors.
 * 1)  A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coins are issued to the public.
 * 2)  A compass used by sailors.
 * 1)  A compass used by sailors.
 * 1)  A compass used by sailors.
 * 1)  A compass used by sailors.
 * 1)  A compass used by sailors.
 * 1)  A compass used by sailors.

Translations

 * Arabic: حق القربان المقدس
 * Bulgarian: дарохранителница
 * Czech: pyxida
 * Danish: pyxis
 * Dutch: pyxis
 * Finnish: öylättirasia
 * French: ,
 * German:, Hostiendose
 * Greek:
 * Indonesian: piksis
 * Irish: bosca abhlainne
 * Italian: pisside
 * Japanese: 聖餅容器
 * Korean: 성체함
 * Macedonian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Slovene: piksida
 * Spanish:, píxide litúrgico
 * Swedish: pyxis
 * Tamil: நற்கருணை சிமிழ்
 * West Frisian: pyksis


 * Arabic: حقة القربان

Verb

 * 1)  To place (the host) in a pyx.
 * 2)  To enclose (something) in a box or other container; specifically, to place (a deceased person's body) in a coffin; to coffin, to encoffin.
 * 3)  To deposit (sample coins) in a pyx;  to test (such coins) for the fineness of metal and weight before a mint issues them to the public.
 * 1)  To enclose (something) in a box or other container; specifically, to place (a deceased person's body) in a coffin; to coffin, to encoffin.
 * 2)  To deposit (sample coins) in a pyx;  to test (such coins) for the fineness of metal and weight before a mint issues them to the public.
 * 1)  To deposit (sample coins) in a pyx;  to test (such coins) for the fineness of metal and weight before a mint issues them to the public.
 * 1)  To deposit (sample coins) in a pyx;  to test (such coins) for the fineness of metal and weight before a mint issues them to the public.
 * 1)  To deposit (sample coins) in a pyx;  to test (such coins) for the fineness of metal and weight before a mint issues them to the public.