PHYLACTERY

PHYLACTERY. → A small box containing slips of parchment on which there were written portions of the law Ex 13:9,16; De 6:4-9; 11:18 → Worn ostentatiously by the Jews upon the head and left arm Mt 23:5

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phylactery. Phylactery, n. a scroll inscribed with a sentence

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Phy‐lac″ter‐y (?), n.; pl. Phylacteries (#). [[OE. filateri, OF. filatire, filatiere, F. phylactère, L. phylacterium, Gr. �, fr. � a watcher, guard, � to watch, guard. Cf. Philatory.]] 1. 1. Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or disease.
2. 2. A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. They are worn by Jews on the head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time of prayer. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
3. 3. Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed.