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tabernacle

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n.临时房屋,帐篷,身体,壁龛,礼拜堂,神龛 vt.使住于临时房屋 vi.给予住宿,暂居

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tabernacle


/'tæbənækl; `tæbɚ,nækl/
n
1 the tabernacle [sing] (Bible 《圣经》) the portable shrine used by the Israelites during their wanderings in the wilderness 会幕(以色列人在荒野流浪时便于移动的圣所).
2 [C] (in the Roman Catholic Church) receptacle containing consecrated elements of the Eucharist (天主教的)圣体盘.
3 [C] place of worship used by Nonconformists (eg Baptists) or Mormons (不信奉国教派教徒, 如浸礼会教徒, 或摩门教徒的)礼拜堂, 教堂.

tabernacle


n[C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin tabernaculum 'tent', from taberna; TAVERN]
a church or other building used by some Christian groups as a place of worship
a box in which holy bread and wine are kept in Catholic churches
the Tabernacle
the small tent in which the ancient Jews kept their most holy objects