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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    tabernacle

    • IPA[ˈtabərˌnak(ə)l]

    美式

    • n.
      (in biblical use) a fixed or movable habitation, typically of light construction.；a tent used as a sanctuary for the Ark of the Covenant by the Israelites during the Exodus and until the building of the Temple.

    • noun: tabernacle, plural noun: tabernacles

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    名詞

    • 1. (in biblical use) a fixed or movable habitation, typically of light construction.
    • ▪ a tent used as a sanctuary for the Ark of the Covenant by the Israelites during the Exodus and until the building of the Temple.
    • 2. a meeting place for worship used by some Protestants or Latter-day Saints (Mormons).
    • 3. an ornamented receptacle or cabinet in which a pyx or ciborium containing the reserved sacrament may be placed in Catholic churches, usually on or above an altar.
    • ▪ archaic a canopied niche or recess in the wall of a church.
    • 4. a partly open socket or double post on a sailboat's deck into which a mast is fixed, with a pivot near the top so that the mast can be lowered.