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phylactery

DEFINITIONS OF: phylactery

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n (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

Synonyms:
tefillin
Type of:
reminder
a message that helps you remember something
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