tabernacle Synonyms
Another word for tabernacle
• noun (Context 1)
A portable dwelling or sanctuary of curtains and wooden frames carried by the ancient Israelites through the wilderness as a place of worship and housing for the Ark of the Covenant.
"According to the Book of Exodus, Moses oversaw the construction of the portable sanctuary in the desert."
• noun (Context 2)
An ornamented, locked receptacle placed on or behind an altar in a Christian church to hold the consecrated Eucharist.
"The priest unlocked the gilded shrine on the high altar to retrieve the consecrated hosts."
• noun (Context 3)
A large meeting house or place of worship, especially one belonging to a Nonconformist, Baptist, Methodist, or Mormon congregation.
"Thousands of worshippers gathered inside the historic house of worship for the annual choir performance."
• verb (Context 4)
To dwell or reside temporarily, as in a tent or makeshift shelter (chiefly literary or theological).
"The theological treatise describes how the divine spirit tabernacled among humanity."