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Tabernacle

ta·ber·nacle

UK/ˈtæbənækl̩/ US/ˈtæbɚnækl̩/ rare

noun

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(Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus

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Origin

From Middle English tabernacle (14th century), from Old French tabernacle, from Latin tabernāculum (“tent, booth, shed”), the diminutive of taberna (“hut, shed”). By surface analysis, taberna + -cle.

Phrases

  • tabernacle work
  • tin tabernacle

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