(犹太教)门柱圣卷

[ noun ]
religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law
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Mezuza \Me*zu"za\, Mezuzah \Me*zu"zah\, Mezuzoth \Mez"u*zoth\,
n. [Heb. m[e^]z[=u]z[=o]th, pl. of m[e^]z[=u]z[=a]h
doorpost.]
A piece of parchment bearing the Decalogue and attached to
the doorpost; -- in use among orthodox Hebrews. The term is
also used to refer to the small case containing this scroll,
together with the biblical inscription inside. The text is
usually taken from Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21.
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