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. Exodus 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
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, from Late Latin tabernāculum “tent,” equivalent to tabern(a) “hut, stall, inn” + -āculum, probably extracted from hibernāculum “winter quarters”; see origin at tavern, hibernaculum.
While there has been a plethora of virtual classes offering fitness routines, yoga and guided exercises, there are some who are religiously committed to actually showing UP to the tabernacles of gains.
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King says in a sermon a month later at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama.
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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.
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada|Francis Parkman
If the men of my tabernacle have not said: Who will give us of his flesh that we may be filled?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Shall I ever believe that God has commanded a tabernacle to be built to have His oracle heard from the ark in it?
Marie Bashkirtseff (From Childhood to Girlhood)|Marie Bashkirtseff
Nor was this principle of divine appointment confined to the high and holy office of the tabernacle.
The Lord's Coming|C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh
When it raineth, it is his penthouse; when it bloweth, it is his tent; when it freezeth, it is his tabernacle.
Castle Rackrent|Maria Edgeworth
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
mainlyRC Churcha canopied niche or recess forming the shrine of a statue
nauticala 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