Difference between revisions of "Pax"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_154615" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_154615" /> == | ||
<p> '''(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. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' 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):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(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. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' 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):''' ''' (''' 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" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55188" /> == | ||
<p> a personification of Peace, worshipped by the ancient Romans. | <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 == | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 15 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.
