tabernacle
/ˈtæbənækl/noun
1
- (in biblical use) a fixed or movable habitation, typically of light construction〈圣经〉临时居所; 棚舍。
1.1
- a tent used as a sanctuary for the Ark of the Covenant by the Israelites during the Exodus and until the building of the Temple（古代以色列人出埃及时在建立圣殿之前用来放置约柜的）帐幕, 会幕。
2
- a meeting place for worship used by Nonconformists or Mormons（不信奉英国国教的人或摩门教徒的）礼拜堂。
3
- an ornamented receptacle or cabinet in which a pyx containing the reserved sacrament may be placed in Catholic churches, usually on or above an altar（天主教堂里的）圣体盒。
3.1
- archaic a canopied niche or recess in the wall of a church〈古〉（教堂内的）神龛, 壁龛。
4
- a partly open socket or double post on a sailing boat's deck into which a mast is fixed, with a pivot near the top so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges桅座, 夹桅板。
派生词
tabernacled
adjective词源
Middle English: via French from Latin tabernaculum 'tent', diminutive of taberna 'hut, tavern'.