(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist
(Noun)
Synonyms:
kiss of peace
Pax Sentence Examples
The ancient ritual of the Pax has become almost obsolete.
Under the Pax Romana the Cretan cities again enjoyed a large measure of prosperity, illustrated by numerous edifices still existing at the time of the Venetian occupation.
Ii have given rise to a new name for the peace, the pax Dei, or peace of God.
When the treuga Dei reached its most extended form, scarcely one-fourth of the year remained for fighting, and even then the older canons relating to the pax ecclesiae remained in force.
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