Definition of Phylactery
Phylactery
phy·lac·tery
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(noun)
each of the two small square-shaped leather boxes worn by orthodox Jewish men at prayer, containing slips bearing passages of Hebrew texts;
e.g. A small phylactery hung from a cord around the man's neck.
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