Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filakto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fi-lak-to
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sacramental (sacred sign) that is pinned to one's clothing in order to ward off Satan.

Example Sentences

"I crawled under the epitaphion, too, and Spiridoula tipped me off that people take flowers from the epitaphion home with them after the evening service to save as filakta — protective amulets."
"Some babies wear a 'filakto' which is a small cloth pouch containing something religious such as a flower from the Epitaphio, a little piece of the holy cross, or some soil from Jerusalem. This is pinned on Baby's left shoulder blade."

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek φυλαχτό (fylachtó).

Inflected Forms

filakta (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

phylactery

Questions

What does filakto mean?: A sacramental (sacred sign) that is pinned to one's clothing in order to ward off Satan.
Where does filakto come from?: Borrowed from Greek φυλαχτό (fylachtó).

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