Tabernacle – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
tabernacle
n.
large place of worship; portable sanctuary carried by the Jews during the Exodus; box containing the consecrated wine and host for the Eucharist
Tabernacle
The
Tabernacle (,
mishkan, "residence" or "dwelling place"), according to the
Hebrew Bible, was the portable dwelling place for the
divine presence, from the time of the
Exodus from
Egypt through the conquering of the land of
Canaan. Built of gold, silver, brass, furs, jewels, and other valuable materials taken out of Egypt at God's orders, and according to specifications revealed by God (
Yahweh) to
Moses at
Mount Sinai, it was transported by the
Israelites on their journey through the wilderness and their conquest of the
Promised Land. The
First Temple in
Jerusalem superseded it as the dwelling-place of God some 300 years later.
Tabernacle
Noun
1. the Mormon temple
(synonym) Mormon Tabernacle
(hypernym) temple
2. (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
(hypernym) sanctuary
(part-meronym) holy of holies, sanctum sanctorum
(classification) Judaism
tabernacle
Noun
1. (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
(synonym) synagogue, temple
(hypernym) place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship
(hyponym) Temple of Jerusalem, Temple of Solomon
(classification) Judaism
tabernacle
nm.
tabernacle, large place of worship; portable sanctuary carried by the Jews during the Exodus; box containing the consecrated wine and host for the Eucharist
Tabernacle
(v. i.)
To dwell or reside for a time; to be temporary housed.
(n.)
The ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for the consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or movable.
(n.)
Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for worship.
(n.)
Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like.
(n.)
Figuratively: The human body, as the temporary abode of the soul.
(n.)
Any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or precious things was deposited or kept.
(n.)
A tryptich for sacred imagery.
(n.)
A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent.
(n.)
A seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy.
(n.)
A portable structure of wooden framework covered with curtains, which was carried through the wilderness in the Israelitish exodus, as a place of sacrifice and worship.
(n.)
A niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred painting or sculpture.
(n.)
A boxlike step for a mast with the after side open, so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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