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Noun:

  • a Eucharist
  • A small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist, normally located in an especially prominent place in a Roman Catholic church.
  • A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.
  • nautical 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.
  • ''(Old Testament)'' The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.
  • the portable place of worship in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant in the book of Exodus
  • US A temporary place of worship, especially a tent, for a tent meeting, as with a venue for revival meetings.

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