Tabernacle, Mormon Tabernacle(noun)

the Mormon temple

Tabernacle(noun)

(Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus

synagogue, temple, tabernacle(noun)

(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation

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.

1611 ... So Moses finished the work. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. u2014 Exodus 40:33-38 KJV.

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.

1997 The tabernacle is to be situated "in churches in a most worthy place with the greatest honor." The dignity, placing, and security of the Eucharistic tabernacle should foster adoration before the Lord really present in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar. Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part II, Section 1183.

tabernacle(Noun)

A temporary place of worship, especially a tent, for a tent meeting, as with a venue for revival meetings.

It was over these innocent necessary precautions that the local committees always showed their meanness. They liked giving over only one contribution to the evangelist, but they wanted nothing said about it till they themselves had been taken care of--till the rent of the hall or the cost of building a tabernacle, the heat, the lights, the advertising, and other expenses had been paid. u2014 Sinclair Lewis, Elmer Gantry, Chapter 13.

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(Noun)

a case on the altar of a church that contains the consecrated host and wine for the Eucharist

Tabernacle(Noun)

the portable place of worship in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant described in the book of Exodus

1611 ... So Moses finished the work. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. u2014 Exodus 40:33-38 KJV.

Tabernacle(noun)

a slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent

Tabernacle(noun)

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(noun)

hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for worship

Tabernacle(noun)

figuratively: The human body, as the temporary abode of the soul

Tabernacle(noun)

any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or precious things was deposited or kept

Tabernacle(noun)

the ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for the consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or movable

Tabernacle(noun)

a niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred painting or sculpture

Tabernacle(noun)

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(noun)

a tryptich for sacred imagery

Tabernacle(noun)

a seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy

Tabernacle(noun)

a boxlike step for a mast with the after side open, so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges, etc

Tabernacle(verb)

to dwell or reside for a time; to be temporary housed

Tabernacle

a movable structure of the nature of a temple, erected by the Israelites during their wanderings in the wilderness; it was a parallelogram in shape, constructed of boards lined with curtains, the roof flat and of skins, while the floor was the naked earth, included a sanctum and a sanctum sanctorum, and contained altars for sacrifice and symbols of sacred import, especially of the Divine presence, and was accessible only to the priests. See Feasts, Jewish.