- tabernacle
- tabernacle [tab′ər nak΄əl]n.[ME < LL(Ec) tabernaculum, the Jewish tabernacle (transl. of Heb ohel in ohel-moed, tent of meeting) < L, tent, dim. of taberna, hut, shed, TAVERN]1. Archaica) a temporary shelter, as a tentb) a dwelling place2. the human body considered as the dwelling place of the soul3. a shrine, niche, etc. with a canopy4. a place of worship, esp. one with a large seating capacity5. [T-] the portable sanctuary carried by the Jews during the Exodus: Ex. 25, 26, 276. Eccles. a cabinetlike enclosure for consecrated Hosts, usually at the center of an altarvi.tabernacled, tabernaclingto dwell temporarilyvt.to place in or as in a tabernacletabernacular [tab΄ər nak′yə lər]adj.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.