Tabernacle

Other forms: Tabernacles

Definitions of Tabernacle
  1. noun
    (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
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    type of:
    sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
  2. noun
    the Mormon temple
    synonyms: Mormon Tabernacle
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    example of:
    temple
    place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
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