What does pax mean

Odd—when Pax had ruled, there were thought police and the cardinal sin was to be a liberal, to experiment, to seek knowledge. Men of Pax perhaps who had come to hunt down the outlaws who had successfully eluded their rule on earth?

British children still cross their forefingers as a sign of treus, pax , or fainits. Abandoned in infancy, he was reared by Pax , goddess of peace, who is often represented as holding him in her lap.

A time of wide-ranging stability when there is only a single dominant power. Used with a Latinized name. A relatively peaceful political condition resulting from the dominance of a large power. 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. Latin name given to several peacetimes in human history. To top. Sign up for free and get access to exclusive content:. Free word lists and quizzes from Cambridge. Tools to create your own word lists and quizzes. Word lists shared by our community of dictionary fans. Sign up now or Log in. Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English.

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Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. FumbleFingers FumbleFingers k 45 45 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. In Thailand the usage of Pax has been extended beyond transport a lot. It is used whenever customers are concerned. Be it 4 pax for a spa, 3 pax dinner or in my own company we use 10 pax attendees for a wedding.

It is used by both Thai speakers and English speakers. Alendri: I don't doubt that's the case for some - but given OP hails from Singapore, which is just around the corner from Thailand, clearly it's not "standard English" even there. As in Thailand per Alendri's , so in Singapore.

The word pax is used by Singapore restaurants when they take reservations to indicate the number of persons dining. It means "people we are catering too" whether in context that means a passenger, guest, occupant, diner, etc. What, you mean it has nothing to do with pax hominibus after all?