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phylactery
noun(phy-lac-ter-y)
(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
Synonyms: tefillin,

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