Usually means: Small boxes containing Torah verses.
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  1. phylacteries: Merriam-Webster
  2. phylacteries: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. phylacteries: Collins English Dictionary
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  8. Phylacteries: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. Phylacteries: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
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  1. Phylacteries: Easton Bible
  2. Phylacteries: Catholic Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (phylactery)

noun:  (Judaism) Either of the two small leather cases, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla.
noun:  (historical) A case in which (Christian) relics were preserved.
noun:  (historical) Any small object worn for its magical or supernatural power; an amulet or charm.
noun:  (fantasy, roleplaying games) An enchanted object used (by such as a lich) to contain and protect the owner's soul.
noun:  (art, historical) A speech scroll, an illustrative device depicting speech, song or other sound as if written on a scroll.
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