tabernacle

noun

ˈta-bər-ˌna-kəl How to pronounce tabernacle (audio)
Definition of tabernaclenext
as in church
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship worshippers gathering at the Baptist tabernacle on a bright Sunday morning

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Recent Examples of tabernacle Communion rails were removed, ramps up to the altar were added, and the tabernacle was moved behind the altar. — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025 André called his wardrobe his armor, his tabernacle and his sanctuary. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025 What was public was the box, a small tabernacle on the sidewalk, and the tears that were sneaking up on me. — James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025 Renovation plans to this tabernacle feature a mental wellness center and a workout room. — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tabernacle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabernacle
  1. church
  2. temple
  3. cathedral
  4. chapel
Noun
  • Across the country, immigrants have stayed home from work, kept children out of school and avoided stores, churches and other places that once anchored daily life.
    — Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Jones represents Deacon Charles McClendon and the faction of the church that filed a lawsuit last week seeking the widow's removal as interim pastor.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of church
Noun
  • As temple members met their gruesome death, documents bequeathing some $7 million to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were spirited out of Jonestown in a suitcase stuffed with cash.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This last leg includes heritage excursions to the National Museum and Buddhist monastery Paro Dzong along with a trek to the 7th-century Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the country’s first Buddhist temples.
    — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of temple
Noun
  • In nearby Manizales, one of the towers of the neo-Gothic cathedral collapsed and fell on the nave.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Images showed one of the towers of the city's neo-Gothic cathedral had collapsed and fallen on the nave.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cathedral
Noun
  • With an open-door policy, the mission has been a refuge for as many as 1,000 people, at one point putting up hundreds of cots nightly in its chapel to accommodate women from the street.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The secluded beach of Agia Thalassa (north) sits at the end of an unpaved road out of Panormos, sandy and shaded by tamarisks, with a small chapel watching over the water.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of chapel

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“Tabernacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabernacle. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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