tabernacles

• cathedrals
• chapels
• churches
• temples

• noun
  1. Any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth.
  2. The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.
  3. (by extension) The Jewish Temple at Jerusalem (as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle).
  4. Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship.
  5. A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.
  6. 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.
  7. A temporary place of worship, especially a tent, for a tent meeting, as with a venue for revival meetings.
  8. (by extension) Any house of worship; used especially of Mormon churches.
  9. Any abode or dwelling place, or especially the human body as the temporary dwelling place of the soul, or life.
  10. 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.

• The ancient tabernacles stood as silent witnesses to centuries of worship.
• Whispers of prayers echoed within the sacred walls of the hidden tabernacles.
• Mysterious rituals unfolded beneath the moonlit canopies of the enchanted tabernacles.
• Legends spoke of powerful artifacts hidden within the depths of these mystical tabernacles.
• Pilgrims traveled far and wide to seek the blessings bestowed by the revered tabernacles.

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