tabernacle
Syllables: tab·er·nac·leUK/ˈtæbənækl̩//ˈtæbɚnækl̩/
tabernacle noun: any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth.
Noun
tabernacle (plural tabernacles)
- Any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth.
- The tabernacles of robbers proſper, and they that prouoke God are ſecure, into whoſe hand God bringeth abundantly.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 12:6, column 1
- The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.
- […]ſo Moſes finiſhed the worke. Then a cloud couered 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...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 40:33–38, column 2
- 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.
- A small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist, normally located in an especially prominent place in a church.
- 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.1997, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part II, Section 1183
- 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...1927, Sinclair Lewis, chapter 13, in Elmer Gantry
- Any house of worship, especially a Mormon meetinghouse.
- Any abode or dwelling place, or especially the human body as the temporary dwelling place of the soul, or life.
- 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
tabernacle (third-person singular simple present tabernacles, present participle tabernacling, simple past and past participle tabernacled)
- To dwell; to abide for a time.
- To instill or reside within, as a quality or virtue,
- What mortal man cannot determine, that is determined by the Olympian father through his child, in whom are tabernacled loveliness, augustness, strength, and graciousness[…]1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “VIII. The Orestea: III. Eumenides”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 235
Proper noun capitalized: Tabernacle
Tabernacle
tabernacle meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tabernacle in Hindi
- any temporary dwelling, a hut, tent, booth
- तंबू tambū
tabernacle in Tamil
- உள்மடிப் பாய்மரம்
tabernacle in Marathi
- टेबरनाक्लिंग, टेबरनेक्लिंग, टेबरनाकलिंग
tabernacle in Urdu
- ٹیبرنیکلنگ, ٹیبرناکلنگ
More languagesFewer languages
- tabernacle in Bengali
- ট্যাবারনাক্লিং, ট্যাবারনাকলিং, ট্যাবার্নক্লিং
- tabernacle in Malayalam
- ടാബർനാകിൾ ṭābaṟnākiḷ
- tabernacle in Punjabi
- ਟੈਬਰਨੈਕਲਿੰਗ, ਟੈਬਰਨੈੱਕਲਿੰਗ, ਟੈਬਰਨੈਕ੍ਲਿੰਗ
- tabernacle in Gujarati
- ટેબરનેક્લિંગ, ટેબરનાક્લિંગ, ટેબર્નેક્લિંગ
- tabernacle in Odia
- ଟ୍ଯ଼ାବର୍ନାକ୍ଲିଂ, ଟ୍ଯ଼ାବର୍ନାକ୍ଲିଙ୍ଗ, ଟ୍ଯ଼ାବର୍ନାକଲିଙ୍ଗ୍
- tabernacle in Nepali
- टेबरनाक्लिङ, टेबर्नाक्लिङ, ट्याबरनाक्लिङ
- tabernacle in Tagalog
- tabernakulo
- tabernacle in Indonesian
- tabernakel
Forms of tabernacle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tabernacles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tabernacles |
| present participle | tabernacling |
| past participle | tabernacled |
| past | tabernacled |
Origin of tabernacle
From Middle English tabernacle (14th century), from Old French tabernacle, from Latin tabernāculum (“tent, booth, shed”), the diminutive of taberna (“hut, shed”). By surface analysis, taberna + -cle.
Words formed from tabernacle
Questions about tabernacle
- What does tabernacle mean?
- Tabernacle means any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth.
- What is tabernacle in Hindi?
- Tabernacle in Hindi is तंबू (tambū). See Tabernacle meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tabernacle?
- Tabernacle can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tabernacle?
- Tabernacle is pronounced /ˈtæbɚnækl̩/ (US).
- What is the plural of tabernacle?
- The plural of tabernacle is tabernacles.
Words near tabernacle in the dictionary
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