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Definition of Phylacteries

Phylacteries
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.

Meaning of Phylacteries from wikipedia

- Look up phylactery or phylacteries in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Phylactery may refer to: Tefillin, a set of boxes with straps containing scrolls...
- תְּפִלִּין‎ / תְּפִילִּין‎; Ashke****c pronunciation: [tfiˈlin]), or phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing...
- and a phylactery." The nature and function of this phylactery was not explained,: 61  though the word exists in the real world, where phylactery has several...
- Encyclopedia, Incorporated – via Google Books. Friedman, Lee M. (1917). "The Phylacteries Found at Pittsfield, M****". Publications of the American Jewish Historical...
- Phylactery Factory is the second album by American singer-songwriter Casey Dienel, but the first under the White Hinterland name. The album, written by...
- liches give up their souls to form "soul-artifacts" (called a "soul gem", "phylactery" or "horcrux" in other fantasy works), the source of their magic and immortality...
- outside the clothing. Tefillin (Hebrew: תְפִלִּין), known in English as phylacteries (from the Gr**** word φυλακτήριον, meaning sa****uard or amulet), are two...
- Philippi Philistines Philologus Phinehas Phlegon Phrygia Phurah Phygellus Phylacteries Pi-beseth Pi-hahiroth Pilate Pinon Piram Pirathon Pisgah Pisidia Pishon/Pison...
- that when Rashi was holding his infant grandson, the baby touched the phylacteries (tefillin) that were on Rashi's head. Rashi predicted that this grandson...
- Jewish scribe who can transcribe Sifrei Kodesh (holy scrolls), tefillin (phylacteries), mezuzot (ST"M, סת״ם, is an abbreviation of these three terms) and other...