Pyx
/pɪks/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:15 pts3 letters
Definition of Pyx
noun
- 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.