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phy·lac·ter·y ( P ) Pronunciation Key (f-lkt-r)
n. pl. phy·lac·ter·ies
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 phylactrium, from Greek phulaktrion, guard's post, safeguard, phylactery, from phulaktr, guard, from phulax, phulak-.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
phylactery
\Phy*lac"ter*y\, n.; pl. Phylacteries. [OE. filateri, OF. filatire, filatiere, F. phylact[`e]re, L. phylacterium, Gr. ?, fr. ? a watcher, guard, ? to watch, guard. Cf. Philatory.] 1. Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or disease.
2. 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 time of prayer. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
3. Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
phylactery
n : (Judaism) a small leather case containing religious texts; worn by Jewish men during morning prayer
n. pl. phy·lac·ter·ies
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 phylactrium, from Greek phulaktrion, guard's post, safeguard, phylactery, from phulaktr, guard, from phulax, phulak-.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
phylactery
\Phy*lac"ter*y\, n.; pl. Phylacteries. [OE. filateri, OF. filatire, filatiere, F. phylact[`e]re, L. phylacterium, Gr. ?, fr. ? a watcher, guard, ? to watch, guard. Cf. Philatory.] 1. Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or disease.
2. 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 time of prayer. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
3. Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
phylactery
n : (Judaism) a small leather case containing religious texts; worn by Jewish men during morning prayer
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