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/ˈtabərˌnakəl/,
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tabernacles, plural;
  1. (in biblical use) A fixed or movable habitation, typically of light construction

  2. A tent used as a sanctuary for the Ark of the Covenant by the Israelites during the Exodus and until the building of the Temple

  3. A meeting place for worship used by some Protestants or Mormons

  4. An ornamented receptacle or cabinet in which a pyx or ciborium containing the reserved sacrament may be placed in Catholic churches, usually on or above an altar

  5. A canopied niche or recess in the wall of a church

  6. A partly open socket or double post on a sailboat's deck into which a mast is fixed, with a pivot near the top so that the mast can be lowered

  1. the Mormon temple
  2. (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
  3. synagogue: (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
  4. The Tabernacle is gospel reggae singer Ryan Mark's second album. It was released in 2008, on the Jamaican label Chosen Records. A video was released for God Have Mi Back.
  5. The Tabernacle is a mid-size concert hall, in in the U.S. city of Atlanta, currently managed by concert promoter Live Nation. It has a seating capacity of 2,600 people.
  6. The Tabernacle is a historic church building at 829 Holland Road in Scottsville, Kentucky.
  7. any temporary dwelling, a hut, tent, booth; The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell; transferred to the Jewish Temple at Jerusalem as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle; Any portable shrine used in ...
  8. A large bracket attached firmly to the deck, to which the foot of the mast is fixed. It has two sides or cheeks and a bolt forming the pivot around which the mast is raised and lowered.
  9. (Gr. Artophorion; Sl. Darochranitelnitsa). An elaborate ark or receptacle kept on the Altar Table, in which the Holy Gifts of the Eucharist are preserved for the communion of the sick, or for the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts during Lent.
  10. A hinged support for the bottom of a mast so that the mast can be lowered easily when passing under bridges.
  11. a canopied niche holding a sculpted figure, such as the rendering of saints and angels on the façade and transept of Reims cathedral (fig.4, C).
  12. In many churches, the celebrant consecrates enough bread during Communion to serve not just the people who are present at the service, but also the sick who are unable to attend. The extra consecrated host is stored in an ornamental box called a tabernacle until it can be used. ...
  13. an house made tentwise, or as a pauelion.
  14. (1) The physical body in which a person's spirit dwells during earth life; (2) a special building used for assemblies, such as the Tabernacle on Temple Square.
  15. Place in the Church where the Eucharist or sacred species are stored.
  16. Used mainly to describe the portable sanctuary instituted during the wandering of the Israelites. The references in the Jewish history before Deuteronomy are different from later writings in the Old Testament which mention a very elaborate edifice containing a courtyard, outer and inner chambers ...
  17. A cupboard or boxlike receptacle for the exclusive reservation of the Blessed Sacrament. In early Christian times the sacred species was reserved in the home because of possible persecution. Later dove-shaped tabernacles were suspended by chains before the altar. ...
  18. An open backed wooden or metal structure which houses the lower end of a deck mounted mast.
  19. Church of God. On this side the veil they are in the spiritual or religious heavens and on the other side the veil they are in the new heavens or the new power of spiritual control. Literally it is a tent or movable building, and this aptly illustrates the church, the dwelling place of God.
  20. The portable sanctuary used by the Israelites during the wilderness period. When the Israelites traveled, the Levites were responsible for taking down the tabernacle, packing it, then setting it up at the new encampment (Num 1:51). ...
  21. A hinge in the mast near the deck used to lower and raise it
  22. 1) The Tabernacle at Temple Square, one of the landmarks of Salt Lake City, a large meeting hall famous for its unusual architecture, its acoustics, its organ, and its choir. Until recently it was the site of every general conference. 2) Formerly a stake house was called a "stake tabernacle. ...
  23. Canopied structure in a church or chapel to contain the reserved sacrament or a relic. Also an architectural frame for an image or statue.
  24. A grind in which the trailing foot is on like a frontside but the lead foot is acid.
  25. a locked case on an altar for storing consecrated hosts. The hosts -- consecrated only during Mass -- are reserved for veneration and for use in taking communion to the sick.