филактерия

Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fʲɪɫɐkˈtʲerʲɪjə]
  • (file)

Noun

филакте́рия • (filaktérija) f inan (genitive филакте́рии, nominative plural филакте́рии, genitive plural филакте́рий)

  1. (Judaism) phylactery (small leather case, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer)
  2. (historical) phylactery (case in which (Christian) relics were preserved)
  3. (historical) phylactery (small object worn for its magical or supernatural power)

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