tabernacle
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- noun
- /ˈtæbərˌnækl/
:
tabernáculo
- The Mormon Tabernacle Choir presented a mini-concert in lieu of their regular rehearsal on Thursday evening.
- Mormon tabernacle
- Tabernacle Choir
- monumental tabernacle
Examples
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At that evening rehearsal, more than 6,300 people had gathered in the tabernacle, which has a capacity of 6,700.
Academic text (1993) -
We walk up to the tabernacle in the hot late afternoon after supper.
Academic text (1999) -
The Salt Lake City Tabernacle was a second major construction project.
Academic text (1997) -
We just got off the plane and headed towards the Tabernacle.
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All around us, the tabernacle is ringed with windows and open doors.
Academic text (1999) -
The wedding is going to be at the Cassowary Tabernacle.
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We stood, sang, knelt, and prayed in the tabernacle on late July nights and waited there together.
Academic text (1999) -
The church built a wooden, hip-roofed tabernacle capable of holding a thousand people in a pine grove in Ewell.
Academic text (1994) -
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered in the tabernacle for the Sunday service.
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The Salt Lake Tabernacle is famous for its stunning architecture and acoustics.
Synonyms
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1.0
A building where Christians meet to pray and worship
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2.9
A building where people gather for prayer or religious services
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3.1
A building where people gather to pray, like a church
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7.4
A large Salt Lake City hall used for Mormon church services and choir concerts
Compounds
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7.4
A large Salt Lake City hall used for Mormon church services and choir concerts
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tabernacle originally meant a 'small tent' from Latin tabernāculum, so it always suggested a place where people meet. That's why large church buildings, like the Mormon tabernacle, use the name to show they are a gathering place for worship and community.