Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A portable reliquary. See
phylactery .
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Examples
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St. Gregory in his letter describes it as a "phylacterium" or "crucem cum ligno sanctæ crucis Domini".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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