English-Finnish translations for pyx

Definition of pyx

  • A small, usually round container used to hold the consecrated bread of the Eucharist, especially used to bring communion to the sick, or others who are unable to attend Mass
  • A box used in the British mint as a place of deposit for certain sample coins taken for a trial of the weight and fineness of metal before it is sent from the mint
  • The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle
  • Pyxis
  • To test for the weight and fineness of metal before they are sent from the mint

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