Definitions for phylacteries

phylacteries phy·lac·ter·y

Spelling: [fi-lak-tuh-ree]
IPA: /fɪˈlæk tə ri/

Phylacteries is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 2469 anagrams from letters in phylacteries (aceehilprsty).

Definitions for phylacteries

noun

  1. Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
  2. (in the early Christian church) a receptacle containing a holy relic.
  3. an amulet, charm, or safeguard against harm or danger.

Origin of phylacteries

1350-1400; Late Latin phylactērium Greek phylaktḗrion outpost, safeguard, amulet, equivalent to phylak-, stem of phylássein to protect, guard + -tērion noun suffix denoting place; replacing M

Examples for phylacteries

His devotions over, he hurriedly took the phylacteries from his head and hand.

The phylacteries of the Jews were originally worn for the same purpose.

The Council of Laodicea forbade ecclesiastics to wear amulets and phylacteries, on pain of degradation.

It was customary to tie certain kinds of phylacteries into a knot.

My dear fellow, we make broad our sympathies, not our phylacteries.

I drink, I smoke on the Sabbath, I do not lay the phylacteries.

The smith laid aside his book and his phylacteries and grasped his hammer.

For they make their phylacteries broad and enlarge their fringes.

The Jews had regard for their phylacteries, and the Greeks and Romans had their amulets.

The father was put in prison, where he committed suicide by hanging himself with his phylacteries.

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