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 prayer

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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