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tabernacle/ˈtæbənæk(ə)l/n. 1 hist. a tent used as a sanctuary for the Ark of the Covenant by the Israelites during the Exodus [史义]帐幕;圣幕(指古犹太人出埃及时途中临时用的圣堂) 2 Eccl. a canopied niche or receptacle esp. for the Eucharistic elements 【教会】(安置圣徒像等的)圣龛,圣柜 3 a place of worship in nonconformist creeds (英格兰非国教徒的)礼拜堂,会堂,教堂 4 Bibl. a fixed or movable habitation usu. of light construction 【圣经】(固定的或可移动的临时)住所 5 Naut. a socket or double post for a hinged mast that can be lowered to pass under low bridges 【海】桅座;夹桅柱 □ tabernacled adj.[Middle English from Old French tabernacle or Latin tabernaculum ‘tent’, diminutive of taberna ‘hut’] |