tabernacle
51tabernacle work — noun 1. : ornamental usually pierced tracery (as in the carved canopies over niches or stalls in churches) 2. : architectural design characterized by the use of tabernacles * * * tabernacle work, Architecture. 1. ornamental work of tracery used… …
52tabernacle-work — tabˈernacle work noun Ornamental work over niches, stalls, etc, with canopies and pinnacles, or any work in which this forms a characteristic feature • • • Main Entry: ↑tabernacle …
53tabernacle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin tabernaculum, from Latin, tent, from taberna hut Date: 13th century 1. a. often capitalized a tent sanctuary used by the Israelites during the Exodus b. archaic a dwelling… …
54Tabernacle — noun a) a case on the altar of a church that contains the consecrated host and wine for the Eucharist b) the portable place of worship in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant in the book of …
55tabernacle — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, beadroll, beads, candle, censer, chaplet, ciborium, cross, crucifix, cruet, dewal, eucharistial, fane, girja,… …
56TABERNACLE — a movable structure of the nature of a temple, erected by the Israelites during their wanderings in the wilderness; it was a parallelogram in shape, constructed of boards lined with curtains, the roof flat and of skins, while the floor was the …
57tabernacle — ta|ber|na|cle Mot Pla Nom masculí …
58tabernacle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. synagogue, temple. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. recess, shrine, reliquary; see church 1 , temple . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. place of worship temple, shrine, sanctuary. 2. tent dwelling …
59tabernacle — see TAVERN …
60TABERNACLE — the SACRED tent of ANCIENT JUDAISM which came to be associated with the glory of GOD …
