tabernacle
Wanderers' sacred tent
A tabernacle is a place of worship, particularly in certain Christian denominations like Mormon and some Protestant churches.
The word originally referred to a portable sanctuary—the tent that housed the Ark of the Covenant during the Israelites' wilderness wanderings.
In Catholic and some other Christian contexts, a tabernacle is the ornate container on an altar where consecrated bread is kept.
The term can also mean any temporary dwelling or shelter: The festival-goers made tabernacles of their tents. (Capitalized Tabernacle often refers to a specific building, such as the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City.)
Mass departure from a place
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- IsraelitesAncient Hebrew people
- Ark of the CovenantGold-plated acacia reliquary
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
desert · holy of holies · curtain · lampstand · showbread · altar · incense · priest
Protected sacred space
- altarSacred ritual table
- naveChurch's main interior
- pewWorship hall seating
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
worship · chapel · cathedral · parish · pulpit · communion · choir · stained glass
Outdoor recreational lodging
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- shelterProtected place or structure
- portableAble to be carried
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
nomadic · temporary · dwelling · pitched · stakes · fabric · covering · assembly
Temporary festival booth
- SukkotJewish autumn harvest commemoration
- boothTemporary enclosed compartment
- harvestGathering mature crops
- temporary dwellingNon-permanent place to live
pilgrimage festival · wilderness · Exodus · seven days · palm branch · citron · willow · myrtle
Receptacle for contents
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- hostOne receiving guests
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- altarSacred ritual table
repository · container · gilded · sacred vessel · communion wafer · monstrance · reliquary · ornate
Sacred worship structure
- Salt LakeUtah's saline geographic feature
- Latter-day SaintsLDS church adherents
- choirOrganized group of singers
- assembly hallLarge room for gatherings
congregation · organ · Salt Lake City · pioneer · Brigham Young · broadcast · acoustic · dome
Exodus
Mass departure from a place
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- IsraelitesAncient Hebrew people
- Ark of the CovenantGold-plated acacia reliquary
Moses · desert · holy of holies · curtain · lampstand · showbread · altar · incense · priest · Levite
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
congregation · worship · chapel · cathedral · parish · pulpit · communion · choir · stained glass · steeple
camping
Outdoor recreational lodging
encampment · nomadic · temporary · dwelling · pitched · stakes · fabric · covering · assembly · gathering
sukkah
Temporary festival booth
- SukkotJewish autumn harvest commemoration
- boothTemporary enclosed compartment
- harvestGathering mature crops
temporary dwelling · pilgrimage festival · wilderness · Exodus · seven days · palm branch · citron · willow · myrtle · dwelling
vessel
Receptacle for contents
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- hostOne receiving guests
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
altar · repository · container · gilded · sacred vessel · communion wafer · monstrance · reliquary · ornate · liturgical
temple
Sacred worship structure
- Salt LakeUtah's saline geographic feature
- Latter-day SaintsLDS church adherents
- choirOrganized group of singers
assembly hall · congregation · organ · Salt Lake City · pioneer · Brigham Young · broadcast · acoustic · dome · gathering
- Hebrew BibleTanakh, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
- Biblical Ritualsburnt offerings, altar offering, drink offering, thank offering, temple worship
- Jewish Placesshul, beit midrash, mikvah, mikveh, yeshiva
- Mosaic lawMoses, Mosaic law, Ten Commandments, tablets of stone, commandment
- sacred sitesBuddhist temples, Jerusalem, consecrated ground, Hindu temples, sacred rivers
- altar furnishingsretable, altarpiece, triptych, polyptych, baldachin
tabernacletemple
Sacred worship structure
cathedral · Solomon's Temple · basilica · synagogue · church
tabernaclespiritual void
Absence of transcendent meaning
empty vessel · wasteland · hell · abyss · Sheol