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tabernacle
Part of speech: NounA temporary dwelling; a tent; the movable tent used as a place of worship by the Israelites in the wilderness.- Exodus xxvi; a Jewish temple; a place of worship, especially one erected temporarily for special services; a small cell for holding anything holy.
Usage examples "tabernacle":- On another occasion I read my Proverbial Essay on Immortality at the Tabernacle before 7000 people at Dr. Talmage's special request: and of course at Chickering Hall, the Brooklyn Theatre, and other places I had to give Readings to large audiences. - "My Life as an Author", Martin Farquhar Tupper.
- The Apostle has been speaking about the instinctive reluctance which even good men feel at prospect of dying and 'putting off the earthly house of this tabernacle. - "Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V)", Alexander Maclaren.
- In a life under the open sky and among the fields, the transient and tender grace of such moments as these draws from us the wish of the apostle who said to Jesus Christ upon the mountain, " Let us build a tabernacle and dwell here." - "The Country Doctor", Honore de Balzac.