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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tab•er•nac•le /ˈtæbɚˌnækəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a house of worship, esp. for a large congregation.
- Judaism[often: Tabernacle] the portable tentlike structure used as a place of worship by the ancient Israelites.
- Religionan ornamental box for keeping the Eucharist.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tab•er•nac•le (tab′ər nak′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -led, -ling. n. - any place or house of worship, esp. one designed for a large congregation.
- Judaism(often cap.) 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.
- Religion[Eccles.]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.
v.t., v.i. - to place or dwell in, or as if in, a tabernacle.
- Late Latin tabernāculum, Latin: tent, equivalent. to tabern(a) hut, stall, inn (compare tavern) + -āculum, probably extracted from hibernāculum winter quarters (see hibernaculum)
- 1200–50; Middle English
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tabernacle /ˈtæbəˌnækəl/ n - (often capital) 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
- a meeting place for worship used by Mormons or Nonconformists
- a small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist
- chiefly a canopied niche or recess forming the shrine of a statue
- 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
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin tabernāculum a tent, from taberna a hut; see tavernˌtaberˈnacular adj |