PHYLACTERY
\fˈa͡ɪlɐktəɹi], \fˈaɪlɐktəɹi], \f_ˈaɪ_l_ɐ_k_t_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of PHYLACTERY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
By Princeton University
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Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or disease.
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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.
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Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed.
By Oddity Software
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Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or disease.
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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.
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Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed.
By Noah Webster.
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A small square box containing a thin strip of parchment upon which certain texts from the law are inscribed: worn, during prayer, by pious Jews upon the forehead and left wrist.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Among the Jews, a slip of parchment inscribed with passages of Scripture, worn on the left arm and forehead.
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PHYLACTERIC, PHYLACTERICAL.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. [Greek] Any charm or spell worn as a preservative from, danger or disease;—among the Jews, a slip of parchment on which were written certain passages of the Pentateuch, worn on the forehead, neck, or arm, as a mark of devotion, and made very broad or prominent by the Pharisees;—among early Christians, a case or chest to contain the relics of the dead.
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