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Tabernacle
Meaning
Noun
●
Any
temporary
dwelling
; a
hut
,
tent
, or booth.
●
In Bible:
The
portable
tent
used before the
construction
of the
temple
, where the
shekinah
(presence of God) was
believed
to dwell.
●
The Jewish Temple at Jerusalem (as
continuing
the
functions
of the
earlier
tabernacle).
●
Any
portable
shrine
used in
heathen
or
idolatrous
worship.
●
A
sukkah
, the
booth
or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.
●
In Roman Catholicism:
A small
ornamented
cupboard
or
box
used for the
reserved
sacrament
of the Eucharist,
normally
located
in an especially
prominent
place in a church.
●
In Methodism & Places of worship:
A
temporary
place of worship
, especially a
tent
, for a
tent meeting
,
as with
a
venue
for
revival
meeting
s.
●
Any
house of worship
, especially a Mormon church.
●
Any
abode
or
dwelling place
, or especially the human body as the
temporary
dwelling place
of the
soul
, or life.
●
In Nautical:
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.
Verb
●
To
dwell
; to
abide
for a time.
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