phylactery
phylactery is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abracadabra
- adage
- admitted
- agnus
- amulet
- and
- aphorism
- aphoristic
- apophthegm
- apothegm
- assumption
- axiom
- axiomatic
- belief
- bell
- book
- byword
- cabala
- caduceus
- candle
- cantrap
- cap
- charm
- common
- commonplace
- conclusion
- countercharm
- dictum
- divining
- evil
- exorcism
- exsufflation
- eye
- fact
- faith
- fetich
- fetish
- first
- formula
- fum
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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