| 释义 |
phylactery /fi-lakˈtə-ri/ noun- A slip of parchment inscribed with certain passages of Scripture, worn in a box on the left arm or forehead by Jewish men
- A charm or amulet
- A reminder
- Ostentatious display of religious forms
- A case for relics
- (in medieval art) a scroll at the mouth of a figure in a picture bearing the words he or she is supposed to speak
ORIGIN: Gr phylaktērion, from phylax a guard phylacteric /-terˈik/ or phylacterˈical adjective |