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Definition: Pyx |
PyxNoun1. A chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay. 2. Any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "pyx" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references) |
Synonyms: PyxSynonyms: pix (n), pix chest (n), pyx chest (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Receptacle | Chest, box, coffer, caddy, case, casket, pyx, pix, caisson, desk, bureau, reliquary; trunk, portmanteau, band-box, valise; grip, grip sack; skippet, vasculum; boot, imperial; vache; cage, manger, rack. |
Rite | Relics, rosary, beads, reliquary, host, cross, rood, crucifix, pax, pyx, agnus Dei, censer, thurible, patera; eileton, Holy Grail; prayer machine, prayer wheel; Sangraal, urceus. |
Temple | Altar, shrine, sanctuary, Holy of Holies, sanctum sanctorum, sacristy; sacrarium; communion table, holy table, Lord's table; table of the Lord; pyx; baptistery, font; piscina, stoup; aumbry; sedile; reredos; rood loft, rood screen. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Pyx |
| English words defined with "pyx": Ciborium, Corpus Christi cloth ♦ Pyx cloth. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "pyx": Whip-dog Day. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "pyx": Pyxidium. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Pyx" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 61.54% of the time. "Pyx" is used about 13 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 61.54% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Noun (proper) | 38.46% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 13 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "pyx": pyx chest ♦ pyx cloth ♦ Trial of the pyx. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
pyx | 38 |
106 pyx | 25 |
lax pyx | 10 |
106.5 pyx | 3 |
hanging pyx | 3 |
catholic pyx | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "pyx"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | arkë e mostrave të monedhave, arkë e bukës së kungimit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حقة القربان, حق القربان المقدس. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | изпитвам качеството на, дарохранителница (monstrance, ostensory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | monstrance. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ciboire. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | hostiengefäß (ciborium). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κιβωτίδιο (pix), αρτοφόριο (monstrance, pix). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | כלי ל"חזקת לחם "קו"ש בכ סי". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szentségtartó (monstrance, tabernacle), ostyatartó, érmetartó. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pisside. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | kishtey (box, box container, carton, case, casket, chest, cist, crate, pot, rock pool, suitcase, trunk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | yxpay píxide. (various references) ящик для пробной монеты, производить пробу. (various references) ispitivanje novoiskovanog novca, ispitati po težini i finoći. (various references) píxide, copón. (various references) oblatskrin. (various references) sikkelerin ayarını kontrol etmek, madeni paraların ayarının tespitine yarayan kutu, kutsal ekmak kutusu. (various references) вертлюжна ямка (pyxis), дарохранильниця (ostensory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | pyxis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "pyx": pyxes, pyxides, pyxidia, pyxidium, pyxie, pyxies, pyxis. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "p-x-y" | |
+1 letter: pixy. | |
+2 letters: epoxy, prexy, proxy, pyxes, pyxie, pyxis. | |
+3 letters: expiry, peroxy, pyxies. | |
+4 letters: apteryx, asphyxy, epitaxy, epoxyed, hypoxia, hypoxic, oxyphil, pharynx, phenoxy, pixyish, pyrexia, pyrexic, pyxides, pyxidia. | |
+5 letters: apoplexy, asphyxia, epicalyx, epoxying, expertly, hexapody, hypoxias, oxyphile, oxyphils, paroxysm, phylaxis, prolixly, pyrexial, pyrexias, pyroxene, pyxidium, sextuply, sixpenny, taxpayer, xylocarp. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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