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tefillin (n.)

1610s, from Rabbinical Hebrew t'phillim, plural of t'phillah "prayer."

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Definitions of tefillin from WordNet

tefillin (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;
Synonyms: phylactery
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