English-Thai Dictionary
phylactery
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PHYLACTERY
Phy *lac "ter *y, n.; pl. Phylacteries. Etym: [OE. filateri, OF. filatire, filatiere, F. phylactère, L. phylacterium, Gr. 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. 2-1 , 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
phylactery
phy lac ter y |fīˈlaktərē fəˈlæktəri | ▶noun ( pl. phylacteries ) a small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law. ORIGIN late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek phulaktērion ‘amulet, ’ from phulassein ‘to guard. ’
Oxford Dictionary
phylactery
phylactery |fɪˈlakt (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. phylacteries ) a small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law. ORIGIN late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek phulaktērion ‘amulet ’, from phulassein ‘to guard ’.
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