Look up: phylactery

1. phylactery
   A scroll or roll (made of parchment), usually shown unfurled, sometimes containing lettering, signifying the Word of God.
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2. phylactery
   [n] - (Judaism) a small leather case containing religious texts
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3. Phylactery
   Phy·lac'ter·y noun ; plural Phylacteries . [ Middle English filateri , Old French filatire , filatiere , French phylactère , Latin phylacterium , Greek ..., from ... a watcher, guard, ... to watch, g...
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4. phylactery
   tefillin noun (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
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5. Phylactery
   • (n.) A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. They are worn by Jews on the head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the tim...
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6. phylactery
   in Jewish religious practice, one of two small, black leather, cube-shaped cases containing Torah texts written on parchment, which, in accordance ... [2 related articles]
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/62