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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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