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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_154615" /> == | |||
<p> (1): </p> <p> (n.) Friendship, or a friend; - esp. in the phrases to make pax with, to make friends with, to be good pax, to be good friends; also, truce; - used esp. interjectionally. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (n.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High [[Mass]] in [[Roman]] [[Catholic]] churches. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (n.) A tablet or board, on which is a representation of Christ, of the [[Virgin]] Mary, or of some saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and then by the people, in mediaeval times; an osculatory. It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55188" /> == | |||
<p> a personification of Peace, worshipped by the ancient Romans. A festival was celebrated annually in honor of this goddess on April 30. </p> | <p> a personification of Peace, worshipped by the ancient Romans. A festival was celebrated annually in honor of this goddess on April 30. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_154615"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/pax Pax from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_55188"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/pax Pax from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_55188"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/pax Pax from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:45, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1):
(n.) Friendship, or a friend; - esp. in the phrases to make pax with, to make friends with, to be good pax, to be good friends; also, truce; - used esp. interjectionally.
(2):
(n.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches.
(3):
(n.) A tablet or board, on which is a representation of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and then by the people, in mediaeval times; an osculatory. It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
a personification of Peace, worshipped by the ancient Romans. A festival was celebrated annually in honor of this goddess on April 30.
