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Definition of Phylactery

Phylactery
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.

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- Look up phylactery or phylacteries in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Phylactery may refer to: Tefillin, a set of boxes with straps containing scrolls...
- 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...
- 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...
- תְּפִלִּין‎ / תְּפִילִּין‎; Ashke****c pronunciation: [tfiˈlin]), or phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing...
- The Pittsfield phylactery is a missing phylactery with a black leather strap. It was reported to have been discovered by Joseph Merrick. It contained Hebrew...
- Phylactery Factory is the second album by American singer-songwriter Casey Dienel, but the first under the White Hinterland name. The album, written by...
- Malatesta Pisanello: Portrait of a Princess Raphael: Angel Holding a Phylactery; La belle jardinière; Holy Family of Francis I; Madonna with the Blue...
- performed and recorded as White Hinterland, whose first album, titled Phylactery Factory, was released on March 4, 2008, by the independent record label...
- Malatesta Pisanello: Portrait of a Princess Raphael: Angel Holding a Phylactery; La belle jardinière; Holy Family of Francis I; Madonna with the Blue...
- a shrine, by the French term châsse, and historically also a type of phylactery) is a container for relics. A portable reliquary may be called a fereter...