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Definition of Tabernacle

Tabernacle
Tabernacle Tab"er*na*cle, n. [F., fr. L. tabernaculum, dim. of taberna nut. See Tabern.] 1. A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent. Dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob. --Heb. xi. 9. Orange trees planted in the ground, and secured in winter with a wooden tabernacle and stoves. --Evelyn. 2. (Jewish Antiq.) 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. --Ex. xxvi. 3. Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for worship. --Acts xv. 16. 4. Figuratively: The human body, as the temporary abode of the soul. Shortly I must put off this my tabernacle. --2 Pet. i. 14. 5. Any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or precious things was deposited or kept. Specifically: (a) The ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for the consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or movable. (b) A niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred painting or sculpture. (c) Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like. (d) A tryptich for sacred imagery. (e) A seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy. 6. (Naut.) A boxlike step for a mast with the after side open, so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges, etc. Feast of Tabernacles (Jewish Antiq.), one of the three principal festivals of the Jews, lasting seven days, during which the people dwelt in booths formed of the boughs of trees, in commemoration of the habitation of their ancestors in similar dwellings during their pilgrimage in the wilderness. Tabernacle work, rich canopy work like that over the head of niches, used over seats or stalls, or over sepulchral monuments. --Oxf. Gloss.
Tabernacle
Tabernacle Tab"er*na*cle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tabernacled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tabernacling.] To dwell or reside for a time; to be temporary housed. He assumed our nature, and tabernacled among us in the flesh. --Dr. J. Scott.

Meaning of Tabernacle from wikipedia

- According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle (Hebrew: מִשְׁכָּן, romanized: miškān, lit. 'residence, dwelling place'), also known as the Tent of the Congregation...
- Look up Tabernacle or tabernacle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Tabernacle (משכן), or Tent of the Convocation (Heb. אוהל מועד) according to the...
- Ye Saints" Text written by William Clayton in 1846. Performed by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and Orchestra at Temple Square in 2008. Problems...
- A tabernacle or a sacrament house is a fixed, locked box in which the Eucharist (consecrated communion hosts) is stored as part of the "reserved sacrament"...
- Lake Tabernacle, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle, is located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, in the U.S. state of Utah. The Tabernacle was...
- Brooklyn Tabernacle is an evangelical non-denominational megachurch located at 17 Smith Street at the Fulton Mall in downtown Brooklyn, New York City,...
- December 2012, Rogan released his sixth comedy special Live from the Tabernacle exclusively as a download on his website for $5, following Louis C.K.'s...
- The Tabernacle Temple (Korean: 장막성전) was a South Korean end times Christian new religious movement founded by Yoo Jae-yeol and his father Yoo In-gu on...
- Tabernacle Chapel may refer to: Tabernacle Chapel, Aberystwyth Tabernacle Chapel, Cardiff, a Grade II*-listed building Tabernacle Chapel, Llandovery,...
- London Whitefield's Tabernacle, Tottenham Court Road, London Whitefield's Tabernacle, Penn Street, Bristol Whitefield's Tabernacle, Kingswood (a town on...