单词 | phylactery |
释义 | 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....
OriginLate Middle English: via late Latin from Greek phulaktērion 'amulet', from phulassein 'to guard'. Rhymes |
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