"phylacter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɪˈlæktə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fəˈlæktəɹ/ [General-American] Forms: phylacters [plural]
Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French phylactère, from Middle French filatiere, philaterie, philatiere, and Old French filatiere, philatiere (“amulet; reliquary; tefilla”), from Late Latin phylacterium (“amulet; reliquary; tefilla”), from Koine Greek φῠλᾰκτήρῐον (phŭlăktḗrĭon, “amulet; tefilla”) (used in the New Testament to translate Hebrew תפילין (“tefillin”)), from Ancient Greek φῠλᾰκτήρῐον (phŭlăktḗrĭon, “fortified outpost, watchman’s post; protection, safeguard”), from φυλακτήρ (phulaktḗr, “guard, watcher”) + -ῐον (-ĭon, suffix forming nouns). Φυλακτήρ (Phulaktḗr) is derived from φυλακ- (phulak-) (the stem of φῠλᾰ́σσω (phŭlắssō, “to guard, watch; to defend, protect”)) + -τήρ (-tḗr, suffix forming masculine agent nouns); and φῠλᾰ́σσω (phŭlắssō) from φῠ́λᾰξ (phŭ́lăx, “guard, sentry”), probably Pre-Greek. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|phylactère}} French phylactère, {{der|en|frm|filatiere}} Middle French filatiere, {{der|en|fro|filatiere}} Old French filatiere, {{der|en|LL.|phylacterium|t=amulet; reliquary; tefilla}} Late Latin phylacterium (“amulet; reliquary; tefilla”), {{der|en|grc-koi|φῠλᾰκτήρῐον|t=amulet; tefilla}} Koine Greek φῠλᾰκτήρῐον (phŭlăktḗrĭon, “amulet; tefilla”), {{noncog|he|תפילין|t=tefillin}} Hebrew תפילין (“tefillin”), {{der|en|grc|φῠλᾰκτήρῐον|t=fortified outpost, watchman’s post; protection, safeguard}} Ancient Greek φῠλᾰκτήρῐον (phŭlăktḗrĭon, “fortified outpost, watchman’s post; protection, safeguard”), {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|stem}} stem, {{glossary|masculine}} masculine, {{glossary|agent noun}} agent noun, {{der|en|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{en-noun}} phylacter (plural phylacters)
  1. (obsolete) Synonym of phylactery. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: phylactery [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: phylactered
    Sense id: en-phylacter-en-noun-fDV5uWno Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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