noun Download 🔗Share Any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth. Examples : "During the outdoor education trip, the students built simple tabernacles from branches and leaves to shelter them from the rain. " 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 : "During their journey in the desert, the Israelites carried the tabernacles with them, believing God's presence resided within. " religion architecture history theology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) The Jewish Temple at Jerusalem (as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle). Examples : "Pilgrims traveled from distant lands to worship at the tabernacles in Jerusalem. " religion architecture history building theology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship. Examples : "In the archaeologist's dig site, they unearthed several small, ornate tabernacles, suggesting the ancient civilization practiced a form of idolatrous worship. " religion ritual architecture mythology history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot. Examples : "During Sukkot, many Jewish families build tabernacles in their yards to eat meals and spend time together. " religion festival architecture 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 carefully placed the consecrated bread back into the tabernacle after communion. " religion architecture building 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 : "During the summer, the church group erected several tabernacles in the park to hold their open-air revival meetings. " religion architecture place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) Any house of worship; used especially of Mormon churches. Examples : "On Sundays, many people in Salt Lake City attend services at the various tabernacles in the area. " religion architecture 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 old woman believed that her aging body was simply a temporary tabernacle, holding her spirit until she could move on to the afterlife. " religion body soul theology philosophy being human architecture place 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 : "The sailboat's tabernacles allowed us to lower the mast quickly so we could pass safely under the low bridge. " nautical sailing vehicle device technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
