pyx (pyks)

noun
/pɪks/
petit récipient pour conserver l'hostie consacrée (petit recipient pour conserver l'hostie consacre)

Signification

a small container, often used in Christian liturgy to carry the consecrated host
Traduction de la signification
un petit récipient utilisé dans la liturgie chrétienne pour transporter l'hostie consacrée
un petit recipient utilise dans la liturgie chretienne pour transporter l'hostie consacree

Phrases d'exemple

The priest placed the consecrated host into the pyx before visiting the sick.

Le prêtre a placé l'hostie consacrée dans le pyx avant de rendre visite aux malades.
Le pretre a place l'hostie consacree dans le pyx avant de rendre visite aux malades.

Synonymes

ciborium, vessel, reliquary, container, case

Antonymes

openness, exposure

Collocations

the pyx, carry the pyx, golden pyx, communion pyx, liturgical pyx

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