tabernacle

tabernacle
[ˈtabəˌnak(ə)l]
noun

(in biblical use) a fixed or movable habitation, typically of light construction
(圣经)临时居所；棚舍
■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
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
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
■(archaic)a canopied niche or recess in the wall of a church
(古)（教堂内的）神龛，壁龛
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
tabernacled
adjective
语源

Middle English: via French from Latin tabernaculum 'tent', diminutive of taberna 'hut, tavern'

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