Definition of tabernacle Tabernacle

/tæˈbɚnæˌkʌl/ - [tabernakul] - tab•er•nac•le

We found 28 definitions of tabernacle from 7 different sources.

What does tabernacle mean?

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tabernacle - (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
		sanctuary a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
		judaism the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
tabernacle - the Mormon temple
		Mormon Tabernacle
tabernacle - (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
		synagogue, temple
		house of god, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship any building where congregations gather for prayer
		judaism the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud

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tabernacle (Noun)
Any temporary dwelling, a hut, tent, booth.
tabernacle (Noun)
Old Testament The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah presence of God was believed to dwell.
tabernacle (Noun)
Transferred to the Jewish Temple at Jerusalem as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle.
tabernacle (Noun)
Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship.
tabernacle (Noun)
A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.
tabernacle (Noun)
A small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist, normally located in an especially prominent place in a Roman Catholic church.
tabernacle (Noun)
A temporary place of worship, especially a tent, for a tent meeting , as with a venue for revival meetings.
tabernacle (Noun)
Of any abode or dwelling place, especially of the human body as the temporary dwelling place of the soul, or life.
tabernacle (Noun)
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.

tabernacle (n.)
A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent.
tabernacle (n.)
A portable structure of wooden framework covered with curtains, which was carried through the wilderness in the Israelitish exodus, as a place of sacrifice and worship.
tabernacle (n.)
Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for worship.
tabernacle (n.)
Figuratively: The human body, as the temporary abode of the soul.
tabernacle (n.)
Any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or precious things was deposited or kept.
tabernacle (n.)
The ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for the consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or movable.
tabernacle (n.)
A niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred painting or sculpture.
tabernacle (n.)
Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like.
tabernacle (n.)
A tryptich for sacred imagery.
tabernacle (n.)
A seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy.
tabernacle (n.)
A boxlike step for a mast with the after side open, so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges, etc.
tabernacle (v. i.)
To dwell or reside for a time; to be temporary housed.

tabernacle
Portable earthly dwelling place for the Shekhinah during the Exodus.

tabernacle
tab′ėr-na-kl, n. (B.) the movable tent carried by the Jews through the desert, and used as a temple: a tent: the human body as the temporary abode of the soul: a place of worship or sacred place: (R.C.) the place in which the consecrated elements of the Eucharist are kept: a socket permitting a mast to be lowered beneath bridges.—v.i. to dwell: to abide for a time.—adj. Tabernac′ular.—Tabernacle work (archit.), ornamental work over niches, stalls, &c. with canopies and pinnacles, or any work in which such forms a characteristic feature.—Feast of tabernacles, a Jewish autumn festival, celebrating the sojourning of the children of Israel in the wilderness (Lev. xxiii. 43), and the gathering-in of all the fruits of the year (Ex. xxiii. 16). [L. tabernaculum, double dim. of taberna, a hut, shed of boards.]

tabernacle
A strong trunk on the deck of river barges, forming a kind of hinge to enable them to lower the mast when going under bridges. Also, used to elongate the mast of any boat by stepping it in a tabernacle.

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tabernacle, verb, present, 1st person singular of tabernacle (infinitive).
tabernacle, verb (infinitive).
tabernacle, noun, singular of tabernacles.