tabernacle

[ tab-er-nak-uh l ]

/ ˈtæb ərˌnæk əl /

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noun

any place or house of worship, especially one designed for a large congregation.

(often initial capital letter) the portable sanctuary in use by the Israelites from the time of their wandering in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt to the building of the Temple in Jerusalem by Solomon. Ex. 25–27.

Ecclesiastical. an ornamental receptacle for the reserved Eucharist, now generally found on the altar.

a canopied niche or recess, as for an image or icon.

a temporary dwelling or shelter, as a tent or hut.

a dwelling place.

the human body as the temporary abode of the soul.

verb (used with or without object), tab·er·nac·led, tab·er·nac·ling.

to place or dwell in, or as if in, a tabernacle.

Origin of tabernacle

1200–50; Middle English < Late Latin tabernāculum, Latin: tent, equivalent to tabern(a) hut, stall, inn (cf. tavern) + -āculum, probably extracted from hibernāculum winter quarters (see hibernaculum)

OTHER WORDS FROM tabernacle

tab·er·nac·u·lar

[tab-er-nak-yuh-ler] /ˌtæb ərˈnæk yə lər/, adjective un·tab·er·nac·led, adjective

Words nearby tabernacle

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In the centre, a sort of tabernacle was constructed by driving posts into the ground, and closely covering them with hides.

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If the men of my tabernacle have not said: Who will give us of his flesh that we may be filled?

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Shall I ever believe that God has commanded a tabernacle to be built to have His oracle heard from the ark in it?

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Nor was this principle of divine appointment confined to the high and holy office of the tabernacle.

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When it raineth, it is his penthouse; when it bloweth, it is his tent; when it freezeth, it is his tabernacle.

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British Dictionary definitions for tabernacle

tabernacle

/ (ˈtæbəˌnækəl) /

noun

(often capital) Old Testament

the portable sanctuary in the form of a tent in which the ancient Israelites carried the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25–27)
the Jewish Temple regarded as the shrine of the divine presence

Judaism an English word for sukkah

a meeting place for worship used by Mormons or Nonconformists

a small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist

the human body regarded as the temporary dwelling of the soul

mainly RC Church a canopied niche or recess forming the shrine of a statue

nautical a strong framework for holding the foot of a mast stepped on deck, allowing it to be swung down horizontally to pass under low bridges, etc

Derived forms of tabernacle

tabernacular, adjective

Word Origin for tabernacle

C13: from Latin tabernāculum a tent, from taberna a hut; see tavern

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