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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024phy•lac•ter•y (fi lak′tə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ter•ies. - Judaismeither of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- Religion(in the early Christian church) a receptacle containing a holy relic.
- an amulet, charm, or safeguard against harm or danger.
- Medieval Latin philatērium, for Late Latin, as above
- Greek phylakté̄rion outpost, safeguard, amulet, equivalent. to phylak-, stem of phylássein to protect, guard + -tērion noun, nominal suffix denoting place; replacing Middle English philaterie
- Late Latin phylactērium
- 1350–1400;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: phylactery /fɪˈlæktərɪ/ n ( pl -teries)
Also called: Tefillah (usually plural) either of the pair of blackened square cases containing parchments inscribed with biblical passages, bound by leather thongs to the head and left arm, and worn by Jewish men during weekday morning prayers- a reminder or aid to remembering
- archaic an amulet or charm
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin phylactērium, from Greek phulaktērion outpost, from phulax a guard |