phylactery

1. 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. 1. An amulet.
   2. A reminder.

[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-.]

noun

A small object worn or kept for its supposed magical power: amulet, charm, fetish, juju, periapt, talisman. See supernatural.

Called tefillin in Aramaic and Hebrew. Two black leather boxes, containing scriptual passages (Ex 13:1-16; Deut 6:4-9; 11:13-21), bound on the left and on the head by black leather straps, and worn for the morning services on all days of the year except Sabbaths and holidays by observant Jews. The scriptural basis for the custom is found in Exodus 13:9, 16; Deuteronomy 6:8; 11:18.

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Phylactery may mean:

• Phylactery, Greek term for tefillin, leather boxes worn on the arm and head during certain Jewish services
• Phylactery, an amulet to protect the wearer from harm
• Phylactery, in fantasy fiction, an object used by a lich to contain its soul

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bederem

Nederlands (Dutch)
gebedsriem (joods), amulet, godsdienstijver, franje

Français (French)
n. - (Relig) phylactère

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gebetsriemen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φυλαχτό, (θρησκ.) (εβραϊκό) φυλακτήριον

Italiano (Italian)
filatteri, tefillin

Português (Portuguese)
n. - filactério (m), talismã (m)

Русский (Russian)
напоминание, тефилин

Español (Spanish)
n. - filacteria

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bönekapsel (jud.), amulett, relikskrin

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
护符, 经文匣, 避邪符, 圣物箱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 護符, 經文匣, 避邪符, 聖物箱

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (유대교) 성구함, 부적, 생각나게 하는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 経札, 聖句箱, 戒律遵守の誇示, お守り, 思い出させる人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حجاب, رقيه, تعويذة, تميمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תפילין, טוטפת, קמיע, אדיקות ראוותנית בדת, שוליים, גבול‬

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