pax
noun
- the Roman goddess of peace, identified with the Greek Irene
- sign of peace
See pax in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(păks)
noun- Ecclesiastical
a. A small flat tablet adorned with a sacred image that worshipers kiss when offered the kiss of peace.
b. The kiss of peace.
- Pax A time of wide-ranging stability when there is only a single dominant power. Used with a Latinized name: “Editorials lauding the civilizing influence of Pax Britannica were met with … a crushing disinterest from most of the public” (Nisid Hajari).
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