A fixed or movable habitation, typically of light construction. The nomads set up a tabernacle in the desert to serve as their temporary home.
A meeting place for worship used by some Protestant or Mormon congregations. The community gathered at the tabernacle for the Sunday service.
In the Old Testament, a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant through the desert. The Israelites carried the tabernacle with them during their journey through the wilderness.
A receptacle or cabinet in which a consecrated host is kept in a church. The priest placed the Eucharist in the tabernacle after the mass.
The human body regarded as the temporary dwelling place of the soul. In his sermon he spoke of the body as a frail tabernacle destined to return to dust.
A fixed or movable habitation, typically of light construction. The settlers built tabernacles to live in while they established their new community.
A meeting place for worship used by some Protestant or Mormon congregations. The congregation gathered at the tabernacle for the Sunday service.
The portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant through the desert. The ancient Israelites carried the tabernacle with them during their journey through the wilderness.
A case or box on a church altar containing the consecrated host and wine of the Eucharist. The priest carefully placed the chalice back into the tabernacle after the communion service.