tabernacle

中文： 会幕、圣体柜

1. Any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth.
2. The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.
3. The Jewish Temple at Jerusalem (as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle).
4. Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship.
5. A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.
6. A small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist, normally located in an especially prominent place in a church.
7. A temporary place of worship, especially a tent, for a tent meeting, as with a venue for revival meetings.
8. Any house of worship, especially a Mormon meetinghouse.

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