phylactery

Etymology
Recorded since circa 1380,, either from (12th c), or via  , an alteration of  , from , via adjective , from , itself from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  Either of the two small leather cases, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla.
 * 2)  A case in which (Christian) relics were preserved.
 * 3)  Any small object worn for its magical or supernatural power; an amulet or charm.
 * 4)  An enchanted object used (by such as a lich) to contain and protect the owner's soul.
 * 5) * 2017, Jason Paul McCartan, Through Dungeons Deeper: A Survival Guide For Dungeoneers: As Written by a Survivor, InfiniBadger Press, page 121,
 * Destroying the lich without destroying the phylactery first just allows the lich to regenerate its body over time (or steal someone else's) and it really pisses them off. With the intense connection a lich has with its phylactery if it gets destroyed the lich will know instantly.
 * 1)  A speech scroll, an illustrative device depicting speech, song or other sound as if written on a scroll.
 * 1)  An enchanted object used (by such as a lich) to contain and protect the owner's soul.
 * 2) * 2017, Jason Paul McCartan, Through Dungeons Deeper: A Survival Guide For Dungeoneers: As Written by a Survivor, InfiniBadger Press, page 121,
 * Destroying the lich without destroying the phylactery first just allows the lich to regenerate its body over time (or steal someone else's) and it really pisses them off. With the intense connection a lich has with its phylactery if it gets destroyed the lich will know instantly.
 * 1)  A speech scroll, an illustrative device depicting speech, song or other sound as if written on a scroll.
 * 1) * 2017, Jason Paul McCartan, Through Dungeons Deeper: A Survival Guide For Dungeoneers: As Written by a Survivor, InfiniBadger Press, page 121,
 * Destroying the lich without destroying the phylactery first just allows the lich to regenerate its body over time (or steal someone else's) and it really pisses them off. With the intense connection a lich has with its phylactery if it gets destroyed the lich will know instantly.
 * 1)  A speech scroll, an illustrative device depicting speech, song or other sound as if written on a scroll.
 * 1)  A speech scroll, an illustrative device depicting speech, song or other sound as if written on a scroll.

Translations

 * Catalan: filacteri
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 經匣
 * Dutch: fylakterion
 * French:
 * German: Phylakterion,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: φυλακτήριον
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: filactério
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Yiddish: תּפֿילין


 * Russian:


 * Catalan: filacteri, talismà
 * Dutch: fylakterion,, beschermmiddel,
 * French:, ,
 * German: Gebetsriemen
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: φυλακτήριον
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 命匣


 * Danish: skriftbånd
 * German: Spruchband,