Phylacter vs Phylactery - What's the difference?
phylacter | phylactery |
(Judaism) Either of the two small leather cases, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla.
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XXIII:
* 2005 , Edward Mack, Phylactery, Nextbible.[http://net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=Phylactery]
Any small object worn for its magical or supernatural power; an amulet or charm.
* 2006 , Don Skemer, Binding Words Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages . Penn State Press, 2006. p. 136n:[http://books.google.com/books?id=o-5VpyGAHSgC&pg=PA136&lpg=PA136&dq=phylactery+flemish&source=web&ots=5KqLz4kA0W&sig=s0Z66YfpuEyrKr72Ffu3fAEq7ns]
As nouns the difference between phylacter and phylactery
is that phylacter is while phylactery is (judaism) either of the two small leather cases, containing biblical scrolls, worn by jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla.phylactery
English
(wikipedia)Noun
(phylacteries)- They sett abroade there philateris , and make large borders on there garmenttes, and love to sytt uppermooste at feastes [...].
- "Every male, who at the age of 13 becomes a "son of the Law" (bar mitswah), must wear the phylactery and perform the accompanying ceremonial."
- "According to the decreta issued by the archbishop of Utrecht in 1372-75, the word phylactery pertained either to amulets on separate sheets or to entire books."