phylacteries

This embroidery then of the Decalogue they called phylacteries, that is, conservatories, because those who wore them, wore them for their own protection and security.

Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew 1225?-1274 1842

Turns out those boxes are called phylacteries or tefillin in Hebrew.

Orthodox Jews Indistinguishable From Terrorists | Manolith 2010

You know, dtl, religious Jewish men wear biblically mandated religious garments as well, and in the morning they pray with tefillin, also known as phylacteries, on their arm and forehead, which can be really weird looking and offputting to people unfamiliar with them.

"I mean no disrespect." Ann Althouse 2006

You know, dtl, religious Jewish men wear biblically mandated religious garments as well, and in the morning they pray with tefillin, also known as phylacteries, on their arm and forehead, which can be really weird looking and offputting to people unfamiliar with them.

"I mean no disrespect." Ann Althouse 2006

They are called in Greek phylacteries, that is, observatories; because they were to put them in mind of the law; and perhaps they were also called preservatories, because they were supposed to have some virtue in them to drive away devils: "It is necessary that the phylacteries should be repeated at home a-nights, to drive away devils."

From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979

And when that Father and Mother shine above Him, all (these crowns) are called the phylacteries of the Head, and that Son taketh all things, and becometh the heir of all.

Hebrew Literature Epiphanius Wilson 1880

A tefillin -- also called phylacteries -- has two small black boxes with black straps attached to them and one box is placed on the head and the other is tied to the arm.

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It met, we presume, with the fate of _Punch's_ sarcasms against crinoline, -- the 'phylacteries' would for a season, instead of being lessened, be enlarged, till Fashion lifted up her omnipotent rod, and told it to be otherwise.

Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 1 George Gilfillan 1845

It met, we presume, with the fate of _Punch's_ sarcasms against crinoline, -- the 'phylacteries' would for a season, instead of being lessened, be enlarged, till Fashion lifted up her omnipotent rod, and told it to be otherwise.

Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Complete George Gilfillan 1845

{u} "but all their works" Mt 6: 1-16 {v} "phylacteries" Nu 15: 38

Barnes New Testament Notes 1949