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Definition of Pyx
1. Noun. A chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay.
2. Noun. Any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept.
Definition of Pyx
1. n. The box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved.
2. v. t. To test as to weight and fineness, as the coins deposited in the pyx.
Definition of Pyx
1. Noun. the small container used to hold the consecrated bread of the Eucharist ¹
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Definition of Pyx
1. a container in which the eucharistic bread is kept [n -ES]