单词 | phylactery |
释义 | Word Frequency phylactery(fɪˈlæktərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -teries 1. Also called: Tefillah Judaism (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 2. a reminder or aid to remembering 3. archaic an amulet or charm Word origin C14: from Late Latin phylactērium, from Greek phulaktērion outpost, from phulax a guard |
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