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noun

Phylactery n. (pl. phylacteries)

Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or disease.

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.

Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Phylactery" Quotes from Famous Books

... in his richest yellow breeches, and burnished badge of St. Stiff the Martyr, is perambulating the parish with his gay phylactery, or Christmas-piece—"The History of Joseph," painted, like the coat, in many colours:—he shows it to Mrs. Brown, who approves the performance; "stroking the head of modest and ingenuous worth that ...

— Christmas Comes but Once A Year - Showing What Mr. Brown Did, Thought, and Intended to Do, - during that Festive Season. • Luke Limner

Words linked to "Phylactery" : tefillin