mid-13c., "portable sanctuary carried by the Israelites in the wilderness," from Old French tabernacle "the Jewish Tabernacle; tent, canopy; tomb, monument" (12c.), from Latin tabernaculum "tent," especially "a tent of an augur" (for taking observations), diminutive of taberna "hut, cabin, booth" (see tavern).
Use of the word in English transferred late 14c. to the Temple in Jerusalem (which continued its function). Sense of "house of worship" first recorded 1690s. Also in Biblical language, "the body as the temporary abode of the soul" (late 14c.). The Jewish Feast of Tabernacles (mid-October) was observed as a thanksgiving for harvest. Related: Tabernacular.
实用例句
1. They found a place wherein to pitch their tabernacle and pursue their fortune.
他们找到了一个可扎营并开拓财富的地方.
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2. In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
在撒冷有他的帐幕, 在锡安有他的居所.
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3. Make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle - eleven altogether.
你要用山羊毛织十一幅幔子,作为帐幕以上的罩棚.
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4. They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
他用6皂荚木作帐幕的7竖板.
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5. And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.
