phy·lac·tery /fəˈlækt(ə)ri/
 經匣,令人聯想的事物,護符
 Phy·lac·ter·y n.; pl. Phylacteries
 1. Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or disease.
 2. A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22.  They are worn by Jews on the head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time of prayer.
 3. Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed.
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 phylactery
      n : (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts
          from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as
          tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the
          left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer [syn: tefillin]