name · noun · verb · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈtæbɚnækl̩/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtæbənækl̩/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A place name in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 2
A place name in the United States:
A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.
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name
Meaning 3
A place name in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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noun
Meaning 6
The Jewish Temple at Jerusalem (as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Meaning 7
Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 8
A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 9
A small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist, normally located in an especially prominent place in a church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 10
A temporary place of worship, especially a tent, for a tent meeting, as with a venue for revival meetings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 11
Any house of worship, especially a Mormon meetinghouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Meaning 12
Any abode or dwelling place, or especially the human body as the temporary dwelling place of the soul, or life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Meaning 13
A hinged device allowing for the easy folding of a mast 90 degrees from perpendicular, as for transporting the boat on a trailer, or passing under a bridge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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verb
Meaning 14
To dwell; to abide for a time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 15
To instill or reside within, as a quality or virtue,
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
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noun
Meaning 16
(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: synagogue, temple
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship
Narrower terms: Temple of Jerusalem, Temple of Solomon
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noun
Meaning 17
(Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sanctuary
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noun
Meaning 18
the Mormon temple
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Mormon Tabernacle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: temple
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
временно жилище
(vremenno žilište)
— any temporary dwelling, a hut, tent, booth
Bulgarian:
подслон
(podslon)
— any temporary dwelling, a hut, tent, booth
Finnish:
tilapäisasumus
— any temporary dwelling, a hut, tent, booth
French:
tabernacle
— any temporary dwelling, a hut, tent, booth
Hindi:
तंबू
(tambū)
— any temporary dwelling, a hut, tent, booth
Lutuv:
thluodaa
— any temporary dwelling, a hut, tent, booth
Afrikaans:
tabernakel
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Armenian:
խորան
(xoran)
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Basque:
tabernakulu
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Bulgarian:
скиния
(skinija)
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Catalan:
tabernacle
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Chinese Mandarin:
会幕
(huì mù)
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Dutch:
tabernakel
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Esperanto:
tabernaklo
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Finnish:
tabernaakkeli
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
French:
tabernacle
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
German:
Tabernakel
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
German:
Stiftshütte
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
German:
Mischkan
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Bavarian German:
Tabernakel
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Bavarian German:
Mischkan
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Hebrew:
מִשְׁכָּן
(mishkán)
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Hungarian:
szent sátor
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Ido:
tabernaklo
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Italian:
tabernacolo
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Japanese:
幕屋
(makuya)
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Latin:
tabernāculum
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Latvian:
tabernākuls
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Malayalam:
ടാബർനാകിൾ
(ṭābaṟnākiḷ)
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Māori:
tāpenakara
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Norwegian Bokmål:
tabernakel
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tabernakel
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Polish:
tabernakulum
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Portuguese:
tabernáculo
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Romanian:
tabernacul
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Russian:
ски́ния
(skínija)
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Serbo-Croatian:
табернакл
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Serbo-Croatian:
tabernakl
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Spanish:
tabernáculo
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Swedish:
tabernakel
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Tagalog:
tabernakulo
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Turkish:
mişkan
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Ukrainian:
ски́нія
(skýnija)
— portable tent used before the construction of the temple
Bulgarian:
Йерусалимски храм
(Jerusalimski hram)
— the Jewish Temple at Jerusalem
Finnish:
temppeli
— the Jewish Temple at Jerusalem
Finnish:
Jerusalemin temppeli
— the Jewish Temple at Jerusalem
Finnish:
alttari
— any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship
French:
tabernacle
— any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship
Dutch:
loofhut
— sukkah
Finnish:
teltta
— sukkah
Finnish:
tabernaakkeli
— sukkah
Finnish:
sukkah
— sukkah
German:
Laubhütte
— sukkah
German:
Sukka
— sukkah
Hebrew:
סוכה \ סֻכָּה
(suká)
— sukkah
Japanese:
仮庵
(kari-io)
— sukkah
Spanish:
tabernáculo
— sukkah
Volapük:
bledaludom
— sukkah
Bulgarian:
дарохранителница
(darohranitelnica)
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
Chinese Mandarin:
聖體櫃 /圣体柜
(shèngtǐguì)
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
Dutch:
tabernakel
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
Finnish:
tabernaakkeli
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
Finnish:
sakramenttikaappi
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
French:
tabernacle
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
German:
Tabernakel
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
Greek:
αρτοφόριο
(artofório)
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
Indonesian:
tabernakel
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
Italian:
tabernacolo
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
Polish:
tabernakulum
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
Portuguese:
tabernáculo
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
Portuguese:
sacrário
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
Spanish:
tabernáculo
— small ornamented cupboard or box used for the sacrament of the Eucharist
Finnish:
saarnateltta
— temporary place of worship, especially a tent
Italian:
tabernacolo
— temporary place of worship, especially a tent
Lunda:
isoli
— temporary place of worship, especially a tent
Māori:
tāpenakara
— temporary place of worship, especially a tent
Russian:
табернакля
(tabernaklja)
— temporary place of worship, especially a tent
Bulgarian:
храм
(hram)
— any house of worship
Finnish:
temppeli
— any house of worship
Bulgarian:
храм
(hram)
— human body as the temporary dwelling place of the soul
Finnish:
tomumaja
— human body as the temporary dwelling place of the soul
Finnish:
mastonkaatolaite
— nautical: device allowing for the easy folding of a mast
Hebrew:
תִּתְמֹכֶת הַתֹּרֶן
(titmokhet hatoren)
— nautical: device allowing for the easy folding of a mast
