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

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 tabernacled -·led, tabernacling -·ling

transitive verb