pyx
noun
- the container in which the consecrated wafer of the Eucharist is kept
- a small container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick
- a box in a mint, in which specimen coins are placed until the test for purity and weight
See pyx in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also pix (pĭks)
noun- Ecclesiastical
a. A container in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept.
b. A container in which the Eucharist is carried to the sick.
- A chest in a mint in which specimen coins are placed to await assay.
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