phylactery

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  1. noun Judaism Either of two small leather boxes, each containing strips of parchment inscribed with quotations from the Hebrew Scriptures, one of which is strapped to the forehead and the other to the left arm; traditionally worn by Jewish men during morning worship, except on the Sabbath and holidays.
  2. noun An amulet.
  3. noun A reminder.

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  1. Middle English filaterie, philacterie, from Old French filatiere, from Late Latin phylactērium, from Greek phulaktērion, guard's post, safeguard, phylactery, from phulaktēr, guard, from phulax, phulak-.

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  1. Now written according to the L. spelling; formerly philactery, Middle English philaterie, earlier filaterie, from Old French filaterie, philaterie, also filatiere, philatiere, later phylacterie, phy lactere, French phylactère = Spanish filacteria = Portuguese phylateria = Italian filateria; from Late Latin phylacterium, fylacterium, a phylactery, from Greek φυλακτήριον, a post for watchmen, or a garrison, a fort, castle, out post, also safeguard, preservative, especially an amu let (whence the Jewish use), from φυλακτήρ, a guard, from φυλάσσ, σ1ειν, watch, guard.
 

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