tabernacle

tab-er-na-cle · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A portable sanctuary used by the Israelites during the Exodus, containing the Ark of the Covenant.

  2. 2.

    A place of worship, especially a Mormon or nonconformist church.

  3. 3.

    A receptacle in a church containing the consecrated elements of the Eucharist.

Forms

plural: tabernacles

Related words

See also: sanctuary, shrine, temple
Synonyms: sanctuary, shrine, temple

Etymology

From Latin tabernaculum meaning "tent," diminutive of taberna meaning "hut, booth."