tabernacles

noun

1. 1

   Any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth.

2. 2

   The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.

3. 3

   (by extension) The Jewish Temple at Jerusalem (as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle).

4. 4

   Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship.

5. 5

   A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.

6. 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. 7

   A temporary place of worship, especially a tent, for a tent meeting, as with a venue for revival meetings.

8. 8

   (by extension) Any house of worship; used especially of Mormon churches.

9. 9

   Any abode or dwelling place, or especially the human body as the temporary dwelling place of the soul, or life.

10. 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.