tabernacle
tabernacle
Definition
tab·er·nacle (tab′ər nak′əl)
noun
- Archaic
- a temporary shelter, as a tent
- a dwelling place
- the human body considered as the dwelling place of the soul
- a shrine, niche, etc. with a canopy
- a place of worship, esp. one with a large seating capacity
- the portable sanctuary carried by the Jews during the Exodus: Ex. 25, 26, 27
- Eccles. a cabinetlike enclosure for consecrated Hosts, usually at the center of an altar
Etymology: ME < LL(Ec) tabernaculum, the Jewish tabernacle (transl. of Heb ohel in ohel-moed, tent of meeting) < L, tent, dim. of taberna, hut, shed, tavern
intransitive verb -·led, -·ling
to dwell temporarily
transitive verb
to place in or as in a tabernacle
tab′·er·nac′u·lar (-yə lər) adjective
tabernacle
Synonyms
tabernacle
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- fill: Could the glory of God descend and fill the tabernacle or temple and it not be known?
- build: Let us build tabernacles here, " said Peter, on the mount of transfiguration.
- make: Through our great High Priest we enter the tabernacle not made with hands ( Heb.
- call: God told him to build a copy on earth, called the tabernacle which later was replaced by the temple.
- enter: Through our great High Priest we enter the tabernacle not made with hands ( Heb.
- have: They had the tabernacle of God's presence in the desert.
Adjective modifier
- earthly: If he has to put off this earthly tabernacle, he knows there is a house not made with hands eternal in the heavens.
- thy: I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings.
- perfect: Further, the long passage in Hebrews says that Christ entered a perfect tabernacle, that is, in heaven.
- true: The new covenant and the priesthood of Christ have to do with this the true tabernacle in heaven itself.
- first: I breakfasted at Mrs. Overton's, on whose ground Mr. Wheatley's first tabernacle was built.
- new: Matters Arising: Item 2 - Bosham A new tabernacle for the church has been acquired.
Modifies a noun
- door: The story of the tabernacle door in the secret oratory is related in the pamphlet above.
- account: Rather, the tabernacle account may reflect idealized versions of the later tent shrines at Shiloh or the tent of David.
- sacrifice: Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.
Noun used with modifier
- tin: We are opposing the owners of the former Wesleyan ' tin tabernacle ' at Hebden Bridge who wish to demolish.
Preposition: in
- wilderness: Sixteen page account of the creation, nature and use of the tabernacle in the wilderness.
Preposition: of
- congregation: These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.
- testimony: The tabernacle of testimony and the priesthood complete the picture of God with them.
Preposition: for
- day: Scott shows the significance of the tabernacle for modern day.
tabernacle Quotes
L, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 94
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