(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist
"The priest paused to offer pax to the altar servers before they began distributing communion."
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.
"The airline captain apologized to the pax for the delay caused by technical issues."
A passenger; passengers.
A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
"The shouting match ended when someone shouted pax to signal a temporary truce before restarting the game of tag."
Any of several peacetimes in human history.
"The historian argued that we are currently living through a fragile pax, similar to those that preceded great conflicts in our past."