tabernacle

• the Mormon temple
• (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
• (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
• A slightly built or temporary habitation
• A portable structure of wooden framework covered with curtains, which was carried through the wilderness in the Israelitish exodus, as a place of sacrifice and worship
• Hence, the Jewish temple
• Figuratively: The human body, as the temporary abode of the soul
• Any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or precious things was deposited or kept
• The ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for the consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or movable
• A niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred painting or sculpture
• Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like
• A tryptich for sacred imagery
• A seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy
• A boxlike step for a mast with the after side open, so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges, etc
• To dwell or reside for a time
• Residential area (city, town, village) in Saint Kitts and Nevis in Saint John Capisterre
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Alabama
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Georgia
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Kentucky
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in New Jersey
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in South Carolina
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Tennessee
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Virginia

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