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phylactery meaning and definition
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Definition of phylactery (noun)
- (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
- synonyms: tefillin
Source: Princeton University Wordnet