kiss of peace

1. 1.

   (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

   Synonymspax

   Broadergreeting

   Roman Catholic

Questions about kiss of peace

What does kiss of peace mean?

kiss of peace means "(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist".

What is another word for kiss of peace?

Close synonyms include pax. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kiss of peace a common word?

kiss of peace is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.