| n. | 1. | A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent. |
| 2. | (Jewish Antiq.) 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. |
| 3. | Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for worship. |
| 4. | Figuratively: The human body, as the temporary abode of the soul. |
| 5. | Any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or precious things was deposited or kept. |
| 6. | The ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for the consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or movable. |
| 6. | (Naut.) A boxlike step for a mast with the after side open, so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges, etc. |
| 7. | A niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred painting or sculpture. |
| 8. | Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like. |
| 9. | A tryptich for sacred imagery. |
| 10. | A seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy. |
| v. i. | 1. | To dwell or reside for a time; to be temporary housed. |
Tabernacle - the Mormon temple