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Pyx
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Pyx
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1. Also called: pyx chest
the chest in which coins from the British mint are placed to be tested for weight, etc
2. Christianity
any receptacle in which the Eucharistic Host is kept
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Pyx
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1.
a.
the container in which the consecrated wafer of the Eucharist is kept
b.
a small container for carrying the Eucharist to the sick
2.
a box in a mint, in which specimen coins are placed until the test for purity and weight
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Pyx
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1. Ecclesiastical
a. A container in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept.
b. A container in which the Eucharist is carried to the sick.
2. A chest in a mint in which specimen coins are placed to await assay.
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