phylactery

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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.

• Symbolic and Emblematic Attire - phylactery: either of two square leather boxes containing scripture, worn on left arm and head by Jewish men during prayer
• Sacred Texts and Objects - phylactery: either of two small leather containers holding scriptural passages, worn on left arm and forehead during prayers by Jewish men; both phylacteries comprise the tefillin

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Phylactery may refer to:

• An amulet or charm.
• English name for Tefillin, a pair of small, black, leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers.
• In the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, an object used by a Lich to contain its soul.
• Phylactery Factory, the second album by American singer-songwriter Casey Dienel, but the first under the White Hinterland name
• In Dragon Age, the Bioware-created RPG series, it is a vial of a mage's blood which the Templars use to track the mage.

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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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