pax noun.
[paks] LME.[Latin = peace.]
1.
Ecclesiastical. (Also Pax.) =
PEACE noun 4c.
LME.Church Times At the Pax the Italian matron..warmly shook me by the hand.2.
Ecclesiastical History. A tablet of gold, silver, ivory, glass, etc., with a projecting handle, depicting the Crucifixion or other sacred subject, which was kissed by all participants at mass. Also called
osculatory.
LME.3. Peace, tranquillity, concord;
esp. peace between nations. Chiefly (after
pax Romana below) in phrs. with Latin or mod. Latin adjective referring to the dominant influence of a State, empire, etc.
L15.pax Romana
[rǝʊ'mɑ:nǝ] the peace which existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire.
■ R. Raine The whole Western world..is living under..a Pax Americana.4. A friend; good friends.
School slang.
L18.5. As
interjection. A call for quiet or (a) truce.
School slang.
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