"Tabernacle" is a word in ENGLISH
A niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred
painting or sculpture.
Figuratively: The human body, as the temporary abode of
the soul.
Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place
for worship.
A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a
tent.
To dwell or reside for a time; to be temporary
housed.
A boxlike step for a mast with the after side open, so
that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges, etc.
The ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for the
consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or movable.
A tryptich for sacred imagery.
Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a
partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a
bracket, or the like.
A seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy.
Any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or
precious things was deposited or kept.
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.
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