pax

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/pæks/

noun

A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.

“to make pax with someone”

Similar
fainitesbarlafumblekiss of peace
OriginMiddle English pax ← Latin pax →
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Meanings

pax1

noun
  1. ChristianityA painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.

    Fortune is Bardolphs foe, and frownes on him: for he hath ſtolne a Pax, and hanged muſt a be: […] Exeter hath giuen the doome of death, for Pax of little price.

    1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vi], page 80, column 2
  2. UKdatedschool slangFriendship; truce.

    to make pax with someone

    2 more examples

    to be good pax (i.e., good friends)

    "I say, Lu! I'm sorry I didn't believe you. I see now you were right all along. Do come out. Make it Pax."

    1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  3. ChristianityThe kiss of peace.
  4. ChristianityA crucifix, a tablet with the image of Christ on the cross upon it, or a reliquary.
  5. historyAny of several notable periods of peace in human history, particularly owing to unquestionable hegemony on the model of the Pax Romana.
interjection
  1. UKdatedschool slangA cry for peace or truce in children's games.

    Synonyms: fainites, barlafumble

pax2

nounpax (plural pax)
  1. informalplural normallyA passenger; passengers.

    No info as of now we have a bunch of pax that were at a cyber confrence^([sic]) in Las they were able to jam our WiFi and broadcast their signal

    2026 August 28, (n/a) (ACARS air to ground message)
    1 more example

    Had a pax think they were having an asthma attack so I called MedLink but once they answered the pax said they were doing better IDK man I just wanna fly airplanes

    2026 May 28, (n/a) (ACARS air to ground message)
  2. broadlyinformalplural normallyhospitality industryA guest (at an event or function).
  3. broadlyinformalplural normallyrestaurant industry in Malaysia; Singapore and the Philippines; restaurant industry in Malaysia; Singapore and the PhilippinesPerson (a restaurant guest, when counting).

    $30 per pax

Pax3

proper noun
  1. Romanhuman sciencesThe goddess and personification of peace; one of the Horae, she is a daughter of Jupiter and Themis, and her sisters are Justitia (Justice) and Disciplina / Eunomia (Order of Law); her Greek counterpart is Eirene.
  2. A female given name from Latin.
  3. A surname from German.

PAX4

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismcommunicationsInitialism of private automatic exchange.

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionA cry for peace or truce in children's games.

Similar
fainitesbarlafumble

More synonyms by meaning

noun(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

Similar
kiss of peace
Broader
greetingsalutation
Also see
barlafumblefainiteskiss of peaceosculatory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

pax · noun, interjection

  1. Latinpax“peace”
  2. Middle Englishpax
  3. Englishpax

From Middle English pax and Latin pax (“peace”). Doublet of peace. See peace. As school slang, originally used at Winchester College, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom.

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pax · noun

Abbreviation of passenger; -x is an abbreviation marker as in DX, TX, Dx, Rx, etc.

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Pax · proper noun

  1. LatinPāx“Peace”
  2. EnglishPax

From Latin Pāx (“Peace”).

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Translations

Bulgarian мир, минувач
  • мир (mir)cry for truce in games
  • минувач (minuvač)passenger; passengers
Czech mír
  • mírcry for truce in games
Finnish rauha
  • rauhacry for truce in games
French pouce, pax
  • poucecry for truce in games
  • paxpassenger; passengers
German Pax
  • Paxpassenger; passengers
Swedish pax
  • paxpassenger; passengers

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pax

taxfaxmaxfactsrelaxrackswaxblacksbacksaxhackssaxjacksaxelaxsacksflaxvaxaksraxzaxcacksbanjaxchillax
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Sounds the same

packspackspacks

Anagrams

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APA

pax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pax

MLA

“pax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pax. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pax,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pax.

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