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phylactery


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Phylactery  \Phy*lac"ter*y\,  n.;  pl  {Phylacteries}.  [OE. 
  filateri  OF  filatire,  filatiere  F.  phylact[`e]re,  L. 
  phylacterium  Gr  ?,  fr  ?  a  watcher,  guard,  ?  to  watch, 
  guard.  Cf  {Philatory}.] 
  1.  Any  charm  or  amulet  worn  as  a  preservative  from  danger  or 
  disease. 
 
  2.  A  small  square  box,  made  either  of  parchment  or  of  black 
  calfskin,  containing  slips  of  parchment  or  vellum  on  which 
  are  written  the  scriptural  passages  Exodus  xiii.  2-10,  and 
  11-17,  Deut.  vi  4-9,  13-22.  They  are  worn  by  Jews  on  the 
  head  and  left  arm,  on  week-day  mornings,  during  the  time 
  of  prayer.  --Schaff-Herzog  Encyc. 
 
  3.  Among  the  primitive  Christians,  a  case  in  which  the  relics 
  of  the  dead  were  inclosed. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  phylactery 
  n  :  (Judaism)  a  small  leather  case  containing  religious  texts; 
  worn  by  Jewish  men  during  morning  prayer 




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