Phylactery - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Pieta, Amulet, Ark, Asperger, Bambino, Beads, Candle, Censer, Charm, Cross, Crucifix, Fetish, Fylfot, Gammadion

Phylactery can mean:

An amulet to preserve the wearer from harm, enclosing magical text, herbs or relics. See also Druidry.
The Greek term for a Judaic prayer Tefillin. See also Pharisees.
- Phylactery defined (http://www.reference-guides.com/isbe/P/PHYLACTERY/)
In role-playing games, the soul jar for a lich in "Dungeons & Dragons".
The Phylactery Dead Sea Scroll (http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/scrolls/scr2.html)

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