tabernacle

noun

1. Archaic
   1. a temporary shelter, as a tent
   2. a dwelling place
2. the human body considered as the dwelling place of the soul
3. a shrine, niche, etc. with a canopy
4. a place of worship, esp. one with a large seating capacity
5. the portable sanctuary carried by the Jews during the Exodus: Ex. 25, 26, 27
6. Eccles. a cabinetlike enclosure for consecrated Hosts, usually at the center of an altar

intransitive verb tabernacled, tabernacling

transitive verb