pyx

A noun referring to a container or chest, specifically one used to hold coins awaiting assay or a receptacle for Eucharistic wafers.

• 🇩🇪Ein Behälter oder Kästchen, in dem Münzen für die Prüfung aufbewahrt werden, oder ein Gefäß für die geweihten Hostien in der Eucharistie.

1. Coin chest C2 formal british

   A container used to hold coins from the mint before they are tested for weight and purity.

   • The coins were placed in the pyx for official inspection.
   • The mint's pyx is secured in a vault.
   • The trial of the pyx is an ancient ceremony to verify coin quality.

   🇩🇪Münzkasten

2. Eucharistic vessel C2 formal

   A small container used in Christian churches to hold the consecrated bread (wafers) for the Eucharist.

   • The priest placed the host in the pyx for the sick.
   • A silver pyx was used during the communion service.
   • The pyx is kept in the tabernacle when not in use.

   🇩🇪Pyxis

   Synonyme: pix

• pyxes plural form
• pyxes' possessive plural form
• pyx's possessive singular form