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Word: Phylactery
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek phulaktērion ‘amulet’, from phulassein ‘to guard’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fɪˈlakt(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law.
Short Definition:small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as reminder
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