What does tabernacle mean?

Definitions for tabernacle
ˈtæb ərˌnæk əltaber·na·cle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Tabernacle, Mormon Tabernaclenoun

    the Mormon temple

  2. Tabernaclenoun

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

  3. synagogue, temple, tabernaclenoun

    (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation

Wiktionary

  1. tabernaclenoun

    any temporary dwelling, a hut, tent, booth.

  2. tabernaclenoun

    (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. Exodus 40:33-38 KJV.

  3. tabernaclenoun

    transferred to the Jewish Temple at Jerusalem as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle

  4. tabernaclenoun

    Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship

  5. tabernaclenoun

    A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.

  6. tabernaclenoun

    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.

  7. tabernaclenoun

    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. Sinclair Lewis, Elmer Gantry, Chapter 13.

  8. tabernaclenoun

    of any abode or dwelling place, especially of the human body as the temporary dwelling place of the soul, or life

  9. tabernaclenoun

    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.

  10. Tabernaclenoun

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

  11. Tabernaclenoun

    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. Exodus 40:33-38 KJV.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tabernaclenoun

    Etymology: tabernacle, Fr. tabernaculum, Lat.

    They sudden rear’d
    Cœlestial tabernacles, where they slept
    Fann’d with cool winds. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. v.

    The greatest conqueror did not only compose his divine odes, but set them to musick: his works, though consecrated to the tabernacle, became the national entertainment, as well as the devotion of his people. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 405.

  2. To Tabernacleverb

    To enshrine; to house.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    The word was made flesh, and tabernacled amongst us, and we beheld his glory. John i. 14.

Wikipedia

  1. Tabernacle

    According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle (Hebrew: מִשְׁכַּן, romanized: mīškān, lit. 'residence, dwelling place'), also known as the Tent of the Congregation (Hebrew: אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, romanized: ’ōhel mō‘ēḏ, also Tent of Meeting, etc.), was the portable earthly dwelling place of Yahweh (the God of Israel) used by the Israelites from the Exodus until the conquest of Canaan. Moses was instructed at Mount Sinai to construct and transport the tabernacle with the Israelites on their journey through the wilderness and their subsequent conquest of the Promised Land. After 440 years, Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem superseded it as the dwelling-place of God. The main source describing the tabernacle is the biblical Book of Exodus, specifically Exodus 25–31 and 35–40. Those passages describe an inner sanctuary, the Holy of Holies, created by the veil suspended by four pillars. This sanctuary contained the Ark of the Covenant, with its cherubim-covered mercy seat. An outer sanctuary (the "Holy Place") contained a gold lamp-stand or candlestick. On the north side stood a table, on which lay the showbread. On the south side was the Menorah, holding seven oil lamps to give light. On the west side, just before the veil, was the golden altar of incense. It was constructed of 4 woven layers of curtains and 48 15-foot tall standing wood boards overlaid in gold and held in place by its bars and silver sockets and was richly furnished with valuable materials taken from Egypt at God's command. This description is generally identified as part of the Priestly source ("P"), written in the sixth or fifth century BCE. However, while the first Priestly source takes the form of instructions, the second is largely a repetition of the first in the past tense, i.e., it describes the execution of the instructions. Many scholars contend that it is of a far later date than the time of Moses, and that the description reflects the structure of Solomon's Temple, while some hold that the description derives from memories of a real pre-monarchic shrine, perhaps the sanctuary at Shiloh. Traditional scholars contend that it describes an actual tabernacle used in the time of Moses and thereafter. According to historical criticism, an earlier, pre-exilic source, the Elohist ("E"), describes the tabernacle as a simple tent-sanctuary.

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  1. tabernacle

    A tabernacle is a portable or fixed structure in religious contexts, often used for worship or ritual purposes. In the Christian tradition, it is commonly a box or cabinet in a church where the Eucharist is stored. In Judaism, the tabernacle refers to the portable sanctuary in the wilderness used before the construction of Solomon's Temple. The term can also refer to a meeting place for worship in the Mormon church. Moreover, in a secular context, the term may refer to a temporary dwelling place or a tent.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tabernaclenoun

    a slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent

  2. Tabernaclenoun

    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

  3. Tabernaclenoun

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

  4. Tabernaclenoun

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

  5. Tabernaclenoun

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

  6. Tabernaclenoun

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

  7. Tabernaclenoun

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

  8. Tabernaclenoun

    hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like

  9. Tabernaclenoun

    a tryptich for sacred imagery

  10. Tabernaclenoun

    a seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy

  11. Tabernaclenoun

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

  12. Tabernacleverb

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

Wikidata

  1. Tabernacle

    The Tabernacle, according to the Hebrew Bible, was the portable dwelling place for the divine presence from the time of the Exodus from Egypt through the conquering of the land of Canaan. Built to specifications revealed by God to Moses at Mount Sinai, it accompanied the Israelites on their wanderings in the wilderness and their conquest of the Promised Land. The First Temple in Jerusalem superseded it as the dwelling-place of God. There is no mention of the Tabernacle in the Tanakh after the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple by the Babylonians in 587 BCE. The fullest description of the Tabernacle describes an inner shrine housing the Ark of the Covenant and an outer chamber with a golden lampstand, table for showbread, and altar of incense. This description is generally identified as part of the Priestly source, written in the 6th or 5th century BCE. Many scholars contend that it is of a far later date than Moses, and that the description reflects the structure of the Temple of Solomon, while some hold that the description derives from memories of a real pre-monarchic shrine, perhaps the sanctuary at Shiloh. Traditional scholars contend that it describes an actual tabernacle used in the time of Moses and thereafter. According to historical criticism an earlier, pre-exilic source describes the Tabernacle as a simple tent-sanctuary.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tabernacle

    tab′ėr-na-kl, n. (B.) the movable tent carried by the Jews through the desert, and used as a temple: a tent: the human body as the temporary abode of the soul: a place of worship or sacred place: (R.C.) the place in which the consecrated elements of the Eucharist are kept: a socket permitting a mast to be lowered beneath bridges.—v.i. to dwell: to abide for a time.—adj. Tabernac′ular.—Tabernacle work (archit.), ornamental work over niches, stalls, &c. with canopies and pinnacles, or any work in which such forms a characteristic feature.—Feast of tabernacles, a Jewish autumn festival, celebrating the sojourning of the children of Israel in the wilderness (Lev. xxiii. 43), and the gathering-in of all the fruits of the year (Ex. xxiii. 16). [L. tabernaculum, double dim. of taberna, a hut, shed of boards.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. 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.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. tabernacle

    A strong trunk on the deck of river barges, forming a kind of hinge to enable them to lower the mast when going under bridges. Also, used to elongate the mast of any boat by stepping it in a tabernacle.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tabernacle in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tabernacle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of tabernacle in a Sentence

  1. Scott Stripling:

    We have just begun the process of accumulating evidence but we’re confident that the tabernacle rested at Shiloh, the tabernacle was set up at Shiloh in 1400 B.C. - Joshua 18:1 mentions it.

  2. Scott Stripling:

    The Bible specifies which animals are sacrificial animals and it also says that they are young animals, if the bones match the animals of the Biblical sacrificial system and the type and age specified, then we may be looking at evidence that the tabernacle sat nearby.

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  • Apostle Alfred Sc Minganja
    Apostle Alfred Sc Minganja
    Its a place where believers come as a meeting place with there God, but the most important is the body as the tabernacle of the holy spirit 1cor 3:16-17 we are to be holy as our God is holy.
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