Phylactery () originally referred to

tefillin Tefillin (; Modern Hebrew language, Israeli Hebrew: / ; Ashkenazim, Ashkenazic pronunciation: ), or phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah. Te ...

, leather boxes containing Torah verses worn by some Jews when praying. In

Mandaeism Mandaeism ( Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ ; Arabic: المندائيّة ), sometimes also known as Nasoraeanism or Sabianism, is a Gnostic, monotheistic and ethnic religion. Its adherents, the Mandaeans, revere Adam, Ab ...

, some different types of phylacteries are known as ''zrazta'' and ''qmaha'', a list of which can be found at

list of Mandaean texts This article contains a list of Mandaean texts (Mandaean religious texts written in Classical Mandaic). Well-known texts include the ''Ginza Rabba'' (also known as the ''Sidra Rabbā'') and the '' Qolastā''. Texts for Mandaean priests includ ...

. Phylactery may also refer to:

Other religious or superstitious beliefs

* An

amulet An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The word "amulet" comes from the Latin word amuletum, which Pliny's ''Natural History'' describes as "an object that protect ...

or charm, worn for its supposed magical or supernatural power * A

reliquary A reliquary (also referred to as a '' shrine'', by the French term ''châsse'', and historically including '' phylacteries'') is a container for relics. A portable reliquary may be called a ''fereter'', and a chapel in which it is housed a ''fe ...

, a case in which (Christian) relics were preserved

Other uses

* A

speech scroll In art history a speech scroll (also called a banderole or phylactery) is an illustrative device denoting speech, song, or other types of sound. Developed independently on two continents, the device was in use by artists within Mesoamerican cult ...

in Mesoamerican or medieval European art, which contains or represents speech * Phylactery (''Dungeons & Dragons''), an object used to store a monster's soul to protect it from death as introduced by the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game and now ubiquitous within fantasy fiction * ''

Phylactery Factory ''Phylactery Factory'' is the second album by American singer-songwriter Casey Dienel, but the first under the White Hinterland name. Album release The album, written by Dienel and produced by Adam Selzer, was released on March 4, 2008, from ...

'', the second album by American singer-songwriter Casey Dienel, but the first under the White Hinterland name