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tabernacle Definition


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tabernacle
noun
    1. The tent carried by the Israelites across the desert during the Exodus, used as a sanctuary for the Ark of the Covenant. See also Sukkoth.
      Form: Tabernacle (also)
    2. RC Church.
      A receptacle in which the consecrated bread and wine are kept.
    3. A place of worship of certain nonconformist Christian denominations.
    4. naut.
      A frame to support the foot of a mast.
Etymology: 13c: from Latin tabernaculum tent.



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