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- [fi-lak-tuh-ree]
- /fɪˈlæk tə ri/
- /fɪ.ˈlæk.tə.rɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fi-lak-tuh-ree]
- /fɪˈlæk tə ri/
Definitions of phylactery word
- noun plural phylactery 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. 1
- noun plural phylactery (in the early Christian church) a receptacle containing a holy relic. 1
- noun plural phylactery an amulet, charm, or safeguard against harm or danger. 1
- noun phylactery either of the pair of blackened square cases containing parchments inscribed with biblical passages, bound by leather thongs to the head and left arm, and worn by Jewish men during weekday morning prayers 0
- noun phylactery a reminder or aid to remembering 0
- noun phylactery an amulet or charm 0
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Origin of phylactery
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
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 Middle English philaterie < Medieval Latin philatērium, for Late Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Phylactery
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phylactery popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for phylactery
noun phylactery
- charm — Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive.
- fetish — an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.
- mascot — an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck: The U.S. Navy mascot is a goat.
- juju — an object venerated superstitiously and used as a fetish or amulet by tribal peoples of West Africa.
- zemi — Any of various local deities, human or animal and represented by small idols, once worshipped by the Caribbean peoples of the Taino culture.
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