"pax" meaning in English

See pax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /pæks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pax.wav
enPR: păks Rhymes: -æks Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pax}} Middle English pax, {{bor|en|la|pax||peace}} Latin pax (“peace”), {{doublet|en|peace}} Doublet of peace, {{doublet|en|peace|notext=1}} peace Head templates: {{en-interj}} pax
  1. (UK, dated, school slang) A cry for peace or truce in children's games. Tags: UK, dated Categories (topical): Hospitality, Restaurants Synonyms: fainites, barlafumble [Scotland, obsolete] Translations (cry for truce in games): мир (mir) [masculine] (Bulgarian), rauha (Finnish), pouce [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-pax-en-intj-rGTtopcf Disambiguation of Hospitality: 14 26 4 1 10 24 8 4 10 Disambiguation of Restaurants: 16 22 3 1 11 24 9 2 13 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pæks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pax.wav
enPR: păks Rhymes: -æks Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pax}} Middle English pax, {{bor|en|la|pax||peace}} Latin pax (“peace”), {{doublet|en|peace}} Doublet of peace, {{doublet|en|peace|notext=1}} peace Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} pax
  1. (Christianity) 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. Categories (topical): Christianity, Hospitality, Restaurants
    Sense id: en-pax-en-noun-PTGpFkvi Disambiguation of Hospitality: 14 26 4 1 10 24 8 4 10 Disambiguation of Restaurants: 16 22 3 1 11 24 9 2 13 Topics: Christianity
  2. (British, dated, school slang) Friendship; truce. Tags: British, dated
    Sense id: en-pax-en-noun-JyvXDZw5 Categories (other): British English
  3. (Christianity) The kiss of peace. Categories (topical): Christianity, Peace
    Sense id: en-pax-en-noun-B1eB4SG3 Topics: Christianity
  4. (Christianity) A crucifix, a tablet with the image of Christ on the cross upon it, or a reliquary. Categories (topical): Christianity, Hospitality, Restaurants
    Sense id: en-pax-en-noun-y0TXXNWv Disambiguation of Hospitality: 14 26 4 1 10 24 8 4 10 Disambiguation of Restaurants: 16 22 3 1 11 24 9 2 13 Topics: Christianity
  5. (history) Any of several notable periods of peace in human history, particularly owing to unquestionable hegemony on the model of the Pax Romana. Categories (topical): History, Hospitality, Restaurants
    Sense id: en-pax-en-noun-ZAQcvZ4V Disambiguation of Hospitality: 14 26 4 1 10 24 8 4 10 Disambiguation of Restaurants: 16 22 3 1 11 24 9 2 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 12 5 0 13 25 10 4 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 15 2 1 9 42 8 3 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 14 10 3 1 11 23 9 3 10 2 1 2 8 1 0 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 9 2 1 12 25 9 2 11 1 0 1 9 1 0 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 12 12 1 12 23 11 6 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 16 15 2 13 37 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 14 2 2 10 33 10 5 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 14 5 1 10 29 9 5 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 14 12 1 10 25 9 5 11 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pæks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pax.wav Forms: pax [plural]
enPR: păks Rhymes: -æks Etymology: Abbreviation of passenger. X is an abbreviation marker as in DX, TX, Dx, Rx, etc. Head templates: {{en-noun|pax}} pax (plural pax)
  1. (informal, usually in the plural) A passenger; passengers. Tags: informal, plural-normally Translations (passenger; passengers): минувач (minuvač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pax (French), Pax (German), pax [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pax-en-noun-nt0eHZhv Disambiguation of 'passenger; passengers': 90 3 7
  2. (informal, usually in the plural, by extension, hospitality industry) A guest (at an event or function). Tags: broadly, informal, plural-normally
    Sense id: en-pax-en-noun-UfTyqncR
  3. (Malaysia, Singapore, by extension, restaurant industry) A restaurant guest, when counting; person. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, broadly Categories (topical): Restaurants
    Sense id: en-pax-en-noun-V6hRdx4Z Disambiguation of Restaurants: 16 22 3 1 11 24 9 2 13 Categories (other): Malaysian English, Singapore English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: paxhole
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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}

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