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Word: Tabernacle
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: via French from Latin tabernaculum ‘tent’, diminutive of taberna ‘hut, tavern’
ˈtabənakl
(in biblical use) a fixed or movable dwelling, typically of light construction.
Short Definition:(in biblical use) fixed or movable dwelling
a meeting place for worship used by Nonconformists or Latter-day Saints (Mormons).
Short Definition:meeting place for worship used by Nonconformists or Mormons
an ornamented receptacle or cabinet in which a pyx containing the reserved sacrament may be placed in Catholic churches, usually on or above an altar.
Short Definition:ornamented receptacle or cabinet in Catholic churches
a partly open socket or double post on a sailing boat's deck into which a mast is fixed, with a pivot near the top so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges.
Short Definition:socket or post on sailing boat's deck into which mast is fixed
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