noun Download 🔗Share Any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth. Examples : "The family set up a simple tabernacle for their weekend camping trip. " architecture religion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell. Examples : "Before Solomon's Temple was built, the Israelites carried the tabernacle with them as they wandered in the desert, believing it housed God's presence. " religion architecture theology history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) The Jewish Temple at Jerusalem (as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle). Examples : "After years of pilgrimage, they finally arrived at the tabernacle in Jerusalem to offer their prayers. " religion architecture history theology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship. Examples : "The ancient tribe's tabernacle was a small, decorated tent used for their religious ceremonies. " religion ritual architecture theology history place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot. Examples : "During the autumn festival, the family built a beautiful tabernacle in their backyard. " religion ritual festival tradition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The priest placed the consecrated bread and wine into the ornate tabernacle. " religion architecture theology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A temporary place of worship, especially a tent, for a tent meeting, as with a venue for revival meetings. Examples : "The church set up a tabernacle in the park for the summer revival meeting. " religion architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) Any house of worship; used especially of Mormon churches. Examples : "The family attended services at the tabernacle on Sunday. " religion architecture theology building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any abode or dwelling place, or especially the human body as the temporary dwelling place of the soul, or life. Examples : "The classroom was her temporary tabernacle, a place where she learned and grew. " religion theology soul body philosophy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "We lowered the sailboat's mast using the tabernacle so we could easily pass under the low bridge. " nautical sailing vehicle technical device machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dwell; to abide for a time. Examples : "The campers tabernacled in their tents for the duration of the week-long trip. " religion theology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
