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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pax /ˈpæks, ˈpɑks/
 聖像牌,接吻禮,和平女神

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pax n.
 1. Eccl. The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches.
 2. R. C. Ch. A tablet or board, on which is a representation of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and then by the people, in mediæval times; an osculatory.  It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc.
    Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors.   --Chapman.
 3. Friendship, or a friend; -- esp. in the phrases to make pax with, to make friends with, to be good pax, to be good friends; also, truce; -- used esp. interjectionally. [Eng. Schoolboy Slang]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 pax
      n : (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love
          for those assisting at the Eucharist [syn: kiss of peace]