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phylacteries
Strips of vellum inscribed with certain texts of Scripture, enclosed in small cases of calf-skin, and attached to the forehead or the left arm; originally connected with acts of worship, they were eventually turned to superstitious uses, and employed sometimes as charms and sometimes by way of ostentatious display.
- Parte del discurso: noun
- Industria/ámbito: Idioma
- Categoría: Enciclopedias
- Organization: Project Gutenberg
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