单词 | phylacterize |
释义 | † phylacterizev. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To guard or protect with a phylactery. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (transitive)] > mark with symbol as charm > guard or protect with charm phylacterizea1641 a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) vii. 406 Εαυτοὺς ϕυλακτηρίζουσιν, ἵνα τῶν δαιμόνων οὐδείς εϕάψηται, They phylacterize, or blesse and defend themselves that no ill Spirit or Divell annoy them. 1654 J. Crandon Mr. Baxters Aphorisms Exorized & Anthorized ii. 251 He..bewrayeth much pride and prophanness in his heart, though he be never so much pharisaically enamelled and philacterized in the outside. Derivatives phylacterized adj. ΚΠ ?1768 ‘Whacum Smack'em’ Magazines blown Up 10 Pray, Mr Constable, who is yon phylacteriz'd old Fellow? and what Paper is that in his Hand? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.a1641 |
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