The box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved.
The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle.
Silver box with a lid, containing consecrated bread or wafers for use in Holy Communion.
any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept
A covered receptacle of precious metal for the Sacrament used to carry the Consecrated Elements of the Holy Eucharist to the sick.
a vessel used to contain the consecrated bread of the sacrament
A small container holding (usually consecrated) communion bread.
In Western Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism: A small box used for carrying the Host, i.e. bread or wafers consecrated during a Mass, to the sick. Unlike a monstrance, a pyx is not intended for displaying the Host, simply for transporting it. (see communion)
the box or vessel in which the reserved Eucharist or Host is kept. Source
A small box or casket, usually to contain the consecrated bread.
Receptacle destined to contain the reserved host