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phylactery:
- Wiktionary:
  phylactery → phylactère, amulet, talisman
- Synonyms for "phylactery":
  tefillin; reminder

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Detailed Translations for phylactery from English to French

phylactery:

Translation Matrix for phylactery:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	tefillin

Synonyms for "phylactery":

tefillin; reminder

Related Definitions for "phylactery":

(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 prayer¹

Wiktionary Translations for phylactery:

phylactery

noun

small object worn for its power; amulet or charm
- phylactery → phylactère; amulet; talisman
leather case containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men; the tefilla
- phylactery → phylactère

phylactery

noun

(term, Art chrétien médiéval) banderole peinte, dessinée ou sculptée, sur laquelle se déploient les paroles prononcées par le personnage que l'on représente.
- phylactère → phylactery; speech bubble; amulet; periapt; talisman; telesm; shrine; feretory; tefilin

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