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    PHYLACTERY

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    (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 prayerplay

    Synonyms:

    phylactery; tefillin

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("phylactery" is a kind of...):

    reminder (a message that helps you remember something)

    Domain category:

    Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

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