Sekirov Dictionary

tabernacle

UK /ˈtæbənækl̩/US /ˈtæbɚnækl̩/

noun10

  1. The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.
  2. The Jewish Temple at Jerusalem (as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle).
  3. A temporary place of worship, especially a tent, for a tent meeting, as with a venue for revival meetings.
  4. Any house of worship, especially a Mormon meetinghouse.
  5. Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship.
  6. A small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist, normally located in an especially prominent place in a church.
  7. Any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth.
  8. A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.
  9. (figurative) Any abode or dwelling place, or especially the human body as the temporary dwelling place of the soul, or life.
  10. A hinged device allowing for the easy folding of a mast 90 degrees from perpendicular, as for transporting the boat on a trailer, or passing under a bridge.

verb2

  1. To dwell; to abide for a time.
  2. (figurative) To instill or reside within, as a quality or virtue,
forms

tabernacled · tabernacling · tabernacles

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