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intj
A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated
Qualifier: school slang
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Synonyms: fainites, barlafumble
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name
The goddess and personification of peace; one of the Horae, she is a daughter of Jupiter and Themis, and her sisters are Justitia (Justice) and Disciplina / Eunomia (Order of Law); her Greek counterpart is Eirene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Roman
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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name
A female given name from Latin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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noun
Friendship; truce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated
Qualifier: school slang
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noun
The kiss of peace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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noun
A crucifix, a tablet with the image of Christ on the cross upon it, or a reliquary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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noun
Any of several notable periods of peace in human history, particularly owing to unquestionable hegemony on the model of the Pax Romana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
A passenger; passengers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, plural-normally
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noun
A guest (at an event or function).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, informal, plural-normally
Qualifier: hospitality industry
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noun
Person (A restaurant guest, when counting).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, informal, plural-normally
Qualifier: restaurant industry in Malaysia; Singapore and the Philippines; restaurant industry in Malaysia; Singapore and the Philippines
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noun
Initialism of private automatic exchange.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telephony
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noun
(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: kiss of peace
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: greeting, salutation
History
From Middle English pax and Latin pax (“peace”). Doublet of peace. See peace. As school slang, originally used at Winchester College, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom.
From Latin Pāx (“Peace”).
Abbreviation of passenger; -x is an abbreviation marker as in DX, TX, Dx, Rx, etc.
Across languages
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