ALL meanings of pyx
pyx
P p - noun pyx Ecclesiastical. the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept. a watch-shaped container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick. 1
- noun pyx Also called pyx chest. a box or chest at a mint, in which specimen coins are deposited and reserved for trial by weight and assay. 1
- noun pyx Christianity: box for Eucharist 1
- noun pyx chest for new coins 1
- noun pyx the chest in which coins from the British mint are placed to be tested for weight, etc 0
- noun pyx any receptacle in which the Eucharistic Host is kept 0
- noun pyx the container in which the consecrated wafer of the Eucharist is kept 0
- noun pyx a small container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick 0
- noun pyx a box in a mint, in which specimen coins are placed until the test for purity and weight 0