tabernacle

  • 11tabernacle — ► NOUN 1) (in the Bible) a tent used as a sanctuary for the Ark of the Covenant by the Israelites during the Exodus. 2) a receptacle or cabinet in which a pyx containing the reserved sacrament may be placed in Catholic churches. 3) a meeting… …

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  • 12Tabernacle — For other meanings see Tabernacle (disambiguation). Model of the tabernacle in Timna Park, Israel The Tabernacle (Hebrew: משכן‎, mishkan, residence or dwelling place ), according to the Hebrew Torah/Old Testament, was the portable dw …

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  • 13Tabernacle —    1) A house or dwelling place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.).    2) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., Siccuth ).    3) The human body (2 Cor. 5:1, 4); a tent, as opposed to a permanent… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 14tabernacle — (ta bèr na kl ) s. m. 1°   Tente, pavillon (usité seulement en parlant des Hébreux). Retourne, Israël, dans tes tabernacles.    Fig. Fixer son tabernacle, ses tabernacles, s établir à demeure. •   De ce moment [la mort de Monseigneur], il… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 15tabernacle — tabernacular /tab euhr nak yeuh leuhr/, adj. /tab euhr nak euhl/, n., v., tabernacled, tabernacling. n. 1. any place or house of worship, esp. one designed for a large congregation. 2. (often cap.) the portable sanctuary in use by the Israelites… …

    Universalium

  • 16tabernacle — A portable sanctuary. There are instructions to build a tabernacle in Exod. (25:8 ff.) and it is duly built (Exod. 35:10 ff.). When completed it consisted of two compartments, the inner being the Holy of Holies containing the Ark [[➝ ark]]. The… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 17Tabernacle — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Tabernacle », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Tabernacle (ou Tente de la rencontre), dans …

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  • 18tabernacle — noun a) any temporary dwelling, a hut, tent, booth. 1611 ... So Moses finished the work. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the… …

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  • 19TABERNACLE — s. m. Tente, pavillon. Dans ce sens, il n est usité qu en parlant Des tentes, des pavillons des Hébreux. Retourne, Israël, dans tes tabernacles.   Dans le même sens, Le tabernacle du Seigneur, et par excellence, Le Tabernacle, La tente où… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 20tabernacle — [[t]tæ̱bə(r)næk(ə)l[/t]] tabernacles 1) N COUNT: oft in names A tabernacle is a church used by certain Christian Protestant groups and by Mormons. ...the vision which led Earl Paulk to create his first tabernacle in Atlanta. ...the Brooklyn… …

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