Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Tabernacle (-s)
tabernacle (-s), n. [Fr. < L. 'tent, booth, shed'.] (webplay: habitation, worship).
Tent; shelter; temporary dwelling; [fig.] body; shell; [Biblical] shrine; holy place of worship; ornate canopied structure (see 2 Samuel 7:6).
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