Meaning & use
tabernacle
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A container or portable structure used to house a sacred object or serve as a place of worship, especially in Jewish and Christian tradition.
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The ancient Israelites carried the tabernacle with them through the desert.
The cathedral's tabernacle holds the consecrated bread used in the Mass.
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In Judaism it refers to the portable sanctuary described in the Hebrew Bible; in Christianity it often refers to a receptacle for the Eucharist.
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