Synonyms for pyx
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A small, usually round container used to hold the host (“consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist”), especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass.
Forms
- Plural
- pyxes → ciboriums, pyxides, boxes, hosts…
Example sentences
- box The miser opened the box to find his money stolen.
- host Spain is the host country for the Olympics in 1992.
- tabernacle The tabernacle was the predecessor of the Temple.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pyx | rising | |
| ciborium | steady | |
| box | rising | |
| host | rising | |
| tabernacle | rising | |
| pix | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- box1, pix1
- 4 letters
- host1
- 5 letters
- pyxis2
- 8 letters
- ciborium
- 10 letters
- tabernacle4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pyxis2 = 2 syllables).