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KJV Dictionary / P / phylactery

KJV Dictionary Definition: phylactery

phylactery

PHYLAC'TERY, n. Gr. to defend or guard.

1. In a general sense, any charm, spell or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or disease.

2. Among the Jews, a slip of parchment on which was written some text of Scripture, particularly of the decalogue, worn by devout persons on the forehead, breast or neck as a mark of their religion.

3. Among the primitive christians, a case in which they inclosed the relics of the dead.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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