Phylactery

Look up phylactery or phylacteries in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Phylactery may refer to:

  • Tefillin, a set of boxes with straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah
  • Amulet, an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor
  • Reliquary, a container for religious relics
  • Speech scroll, an illustrative device denoting speech or song
  • Phylactery (Dungeons & Dragons), a game element

See also

  • Hunping, translated as soul jar or soul vase, a type of Chinese funerary urn
  • List of Mandaic manuscripts
  • Phylactery Factory, a 2008 album by Casey Dienel
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