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Etymology
From the Latin, philat(er)iorum.<ref>Archbishop of Utrecht, Arnold II van Hoorn, 1372-1375.</ref>

Noun
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1. Any small object worn for its magical or supernatural power; an amulet or charm.

#*2006, Don Skemer, Binding Words Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages. Penn State Press, 2006. p. 136n:¹
#*:"According to the decreta issued by the archbishop of Utrecht in 1372-75, the word phylactery pertained either to amulets on separate sheets or to entire books."

1. The small leather case, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla.

#*2005, Edward Mack, Phylactery, Nextbible.²
#*: "Every male, who at the age of 13 becomes a "son of the Law" (bar mitswah), must wear the phylactery and perform the accompanying ceremonial."

Translations

Hebrew: he-translation|���פת|totefet

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