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phylacterium
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, -a (<i>femin.</i>) (<i>gr.</i>):<br><b>1.</b> *<span class="fr"><i>amulette</i></span><span class="fr"> des païens</span> — <span class="en"><i>amulet</i> used by pagans</span>.<br><b>2.</b> *<span class="fr"><i>fragment de parchemin</i></span><span class="fr"> où étaient inscrits des versets de la Bible et que les Juifs portaient pendant la prière</span> — <span class="en"><i>strip of parchment</i> inscribed with scriptural sentences, worn by Jews during prayer</span>.<br><b>3.</b> <span class="fr"><i>bourse à reliques</i></span><span class="fr"> ou autre reliquaire de dimen</span><span class="fr">sions médiocres qu'on portait au cou</span> — <span class="en"><i>satchel or small box containing relics of a saint</i>, worn hanging on a necklace</span>.<br><b>4.</b> <span class="fr"><i>petit reliquaire suspendu à une croix</i></span> — <span class="en"><i>small reliquary fastened to a cross</i></span>.
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