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Noun: phylactery  fu'lak-tu-ree
  1. (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
    - tefillin

Derived forms: phylacteries

Type of: reminder

Encyclopedia: Phylactery

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