Pyx has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
2
any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept
3
A small, usually round container used to hold the host (“consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist”), especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass.
Verb
1
To place (the host) in a pyx.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)