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Synonyms for tabernacle

Grammar : Noun
Spell : tab-er-nak-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæb ərˌnæk əl

Définition of tabernacle

Origin :
  • mid-13c., "portable sanctuary carried by the Israelites in the wilderness," from Old French tabernacle (12c.), from Latin tabernaculum "tent," especially "a tent of an augur" (for taking observations), diminutive of taberna "hut, cabin, booth" (see tavern). Transferred late 14c. to the Temple in Jerusalem (which continued its function). Sense of "house of worship" first recorded 1690s. The Jewish Feast of Tabernacles (mid-October) was observed as a thanksgiving for harvest.
  • noun church
Example sentences :
  • Where were the Tabernacle and the ark of God placed after the land was won?
  • Extract from : « Hurlbut's Bible Lessons » by Rev. Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
  • The formation of the tabernacle proves that it typifies the mother's womb.
  • Extract from : « Sex=The Unknown Quantity » by Ali Nomad
  • But in either case the altar in question is not of the Church but of the Tabernacle.
  • Extract from : « Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews » by Handley C.G. Moule
  • Are we not at the same time the cradle and the tabernacle of that god?
  • Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc
  • The stars were shining before they quitted the Arabian tabernacle of Besso.
  • Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • He said this, and was lost in the curtains of his tabernacle.
  • Extract from : « The History of the Caliph Vathek » by William Beckford
  • There's nothing in Tabernacle—and no place for any one who isn't destitute.
  • Extract from : « The White Desert » by Courtney Ryley Cooper
  • Was Talmage placed in the Tabernacle because he was of real inferiority to other preachers.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • He gloried in it, and declared it openly in and out of the Tabernacle.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn
  • He bowed before the tabernacle, raising his hands, stretched out his arms.
  • Extract from : « Madame Bovary » by Gustave Flaubert

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