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单词 phylactery
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phylactery

/fɪˈlakt(ə)ri /
noun (plural phylacteries)
A small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law.Although not usually religious he grasped the Jewish artefacts, his phylacteries, in his jacket pocket....
  • Nearby, you will frequently see a table set out with spare pairs of Tefillin - phylacteries.
  • On the cross, Jesus wears the phylacteries of a devout Jew and holds the Torah scroll in his right hand.

Origin

Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek phulaktērion 'amulet', from phulassein 'to guard'.

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