tabernakel

Definitions of tabernakel
  1. noun
    place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
    synonyms: tempel
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    types:
    pagode
    an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
    eretempel, godendom, pantheon
    (antiquity) a temple to all the gods
    type of:
    bedehuis, heiligdom
    any building where congregations gather for prayer
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