tefillin

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/təˈfɪlɪn/

A form of tefilla — Synonym of phylactery (“either of two small leather cases containing scrolls with passages from the Torah, traditionally worn by a Jewish man (one on the arm (usually the left) and one on the forehead) and now sometimes by a woman at certain morning prayers as a reminder to obey the law as set out in the Bible”).

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phylactery
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tefilla

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(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

Similar
phylactery
Broader
reminder
Also see
phylactery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

liftline
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APA

tefillin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tefillin

MLA

“tefillin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tefillin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tefillin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tefillin.

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