tabernacle
21TABERNACLE — n. m. Tente, pavillon. Dans ce sens, il n’est usité qu’en parlant des Tentes, des pavillons des Hébreux. Retourne, Israël, dans tes tabernacles. Le tabernacle du Seigneur et, par excellence, Le Tabernacle, La tente où reposait l’arche d’alliance… …
22tabernacle — UK [ˈtæbə(r)ˌnæk(ə)l] / US [ˈtæbərˌnæk(ə)l] noun Word forms tabernacle : singular tabernacle plural tabernacles 1) [countable] a name used by some Christian religious groups for their churches 2) [countable] a container for holy objects in a… …
23tabernacle — n. to build a tabernacle * * * [ tæbənæk(ə)l] to build a tabernacle …
24tabernacle — /ˈtæbənækəl / (say tabuhnakuhl) noun 1. (in the Old Testament) the tent used by the Israelites as a portable sanctuary for the ark of the covenant before their final settlement in Palestine. 2. any place of worship, especially one designed for a… …
25tabernacle — tab|er|nac|le [ˈtæbənækəl US bər ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin tabernaculum tent , from taberna; TAVERN] 1.) a church or other building used by some Christian groups as a place of ↑worship 2.) a box in which holy bread and… …
26tabernacle — tab|er|na|cle [ tæbər,nækl ] noun 1. ) count a name used by some Christian religious groups for their churches 2. ) count a container for holy objects in a Catholic church 3. ) the Tabernacle in the past, a type of tent in which Jews kept holy… …
27tabernacle — noun (C) 1 the tabernacle the small tent in which the ancient Jews kept their most holy objects 2 a church or other building used by some Christian groups 3 a box used for keeping holy bread and wine in Roman Catholic churches …
28tabernacle — La nature de la femme, où l’on serre précieusement le dieu des jardins. Elle est belle, ma Joséphine! elle a un chouette maître autel!... un rude tabernacle!... TISSERAND …
29tabernacle — tab•er•nac•le [[t]ˈtæb ərˌnæk əl[/t]] n. v. led, ling 1) a place or house of worship, esp. one designed for a large congregation 2) jud (often cap.) the portable tentlike structure used as a place of worship by the Israelites during their… …
30tabernacle — n. 1 hist. a tent used as a sanctuary for the Ark of the Covenant by the Israelites during the Exodus. 2 Eccl. a canopied niche or receptacle esp. for the Eucharistic elements. 3 a place of worship in nonconformist creeds. 4 Bibl. a fixed or… …
