| Tabernacle (tabernacle) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tab"er*na*cle |
| [F., fr. L.
tabernaculum, dim. of taberna nut. See Tabern.] |
A slightly built or temporary habitation;
especially, a tent.
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.
Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other
place for worship.
Figuratively: The human body, as the temporary
abode of the soul.
Any small cell, or like place, in which some
holy or precious things was deposited or kept.
A boxlike step for a mast with
the after side open, so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges,
etc.
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| Tabernacle (tabernacle) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Tab"er*na*cle |
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To dwell or reside for a time] to be
temporary housed.
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