phy|lac|ter|y

phy|lac|ter|y
phy|lac|ter|y «fuh LAK tuhr ee», noun, plural -ter|ies.
1. either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Jewish law, worn by Orthodox Jewish males during weekday morning prayers, to remind them to keep the Law. One is strapped to the forehead, the other to the left arm. »

Herr Löwenthal put his sample case out of the way…put on his phylacteries, and climbed into the upper berth and said his prayers (Katherine Anne Porter).

2. Figurative. a reminder: »

Trust not to thy remembrance in things which need phylacteries (Sir Thomas Browne).

3. Figurative. a charm worn as a protection; amulet.
4. Figurative. an ostentatious or hypocritical display of righteousness; mark of pharisaism.
╂[< Late Latin phylactērium < Greek phylakt safeguard; guardpost < phylakt guard, watchman]

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