Phylactery
Phylactery (from Ancient Greek φυλακτήριον (phylakterion) 'protectant') originally referred to tefillin, leather boxes containing Torah verses worn by some Jews when praying.
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In Mandaeism, some different types of phylacteries are known as zrazta and qmaha, a list of which can be found at list of Mandaean scriptures.
Phylactery may also refer to:
Other religious or superstitious beliefs
- An amulet or charm, worn for its supposed magical or supernatural power
- A speech scroll in medieval art, which contains or represents speech
- A reliquary, a case in which (Christian) relics were preserved
Other uses
- Phylactery (Dungeons & Dragons), an object used to store a monster's soul to protect it from death as introduced by the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and now ubiquitous within fantasy fiction
- Phylactery Factory, the second album by American singer-songwriter Casey Dienel, but the first under the White Hinterland name
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