A time of wide-ranging stability when there is only a single dominant power. Used with a Latinized name: "Editorials lauding the civilizing influence of Pax Britannica were met with ... a crushing disinterest from most of the public” ( Nisid Hajari).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Ecclesiastical A small flat tablet adorned with a sacred image that worshippers kiss when offered the kiss of peace.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Ecclesiastical The kiss of peace.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A tablet decorated with a sacred figure (as of Christ) and sometimes ceremonially kissed by participants at mass.
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The kiss of peace in the Mass.
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