pyx

English

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Etymology

Latin pyxis, from late Ancient Greek πυξις (“box”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɪks/ X-SAMPA: /PIks/
• Rhymes: -ɪks
• Homophones: picks, pix

Noun

pyx (plural pyxes)

1. the small container used to hold the consecrated bread of the Eucharist
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses

     And at the same instant perhaps a priest round the corner is elevating it. Dringdring! And two streets off another locking it into a pyx. Dringadring! And in a ladychapel another taking housel all to his own cheek. Dringdring!