tabernacle

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tab·er·nac·le /ˈtæbənækəl $ -bər-/ noun [countableC]

1. RRCa church or other building used by some Christian groups as a place of worship 〔某些基督教派的〕教堂，禮拜堂

2. a box in which holy bread and wine are kept in Catholic churches 〔天主堂裏存放聖餐餅和葡萄酒的〕聖體櫃

3. the Tabernacle RRJthe small tent in which the ancient Jews kept their most holy objects 〔古代猶太人存放聖物的〕聖幕，會幕

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the Tabernacle• Cloud by day and fire by night marked his presence at the tabernacle, which was quite literally in their midst.• Rosebery left the Tabernacle, reflecting as was his wont, and thinking of this vast power wielded by one man.• Like the Tabernacle, the Temple was built round the preacher, in this case Joseph Parker.• The secret was that the man made the Tabernacle.• Verses 21-28: the Gershonites are in charge of transporting the curtains and coverings of the tabernacle and forecourt under Ithamar's supervision.• This is the supreme significance of the tabernacle.• By 1871 there were signs that the Tabernacle needed some repair.• A writer for Temple Bar visited the Tabernacle and reported that the congregation dictated the style.

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tabernacle• By the way, we've found some children in the old tabernacle.• Cloud by day and fire by night marked his presence at the tabernacle, which was quite literally in their midst.• Verses 21-28: the Gershonites are in charge of transporting the curtains and coverings of the tabernacle and forecourt under Ithamar's supervision.• This is the supreme significance of the tabernacle.• Athelstan, taking the keys from his belt, went up beneath the winking red sanctuary lamp and opened the tabernacle door.

Origin tabernacle

(1200-1300) Old French Latin tabernaculum “tent”, from taberna; → TAVERN

tab·er·nac·le noun

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