NOUN | communication | tefillin, phylactery | (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin) |
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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. | |
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Synonym | phylactery | |
Category | Judaism | The monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud |
Broader | reminder | A message that helps you remember something |
Spanish | filacteria | |
Catalan | filacteri, talismà |
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