Noun worshippers gathering at the Baptist tabernacle on a bright Sunday morning
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Rows of pews were replaced by movable chairs, the altar was moved forward into the nave and the tabernacle was relocated to a side chapel. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 The Ryman Auditorium, a former tabernacle just steps from Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville, still hosts performances but is best known today as a museum of American music history.Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 According to a guidebook posted on the church’s website, the tabernacle was built in 1895 and restored in 1952 and 2000. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022 The criminals cut the sacred tabernacle out of its protective housing.CBS News, 31 May 2022 Beside the difference of language, in the Latin Mass the priest faces away from the congregation and instead faces the tabernacle at the front of the church where the Eucharist is kept. William Wan, Washington Post, 24 July 2022 The tabernacle, a box containing Holy Communion items, was made of 18-carat gold and decorated with jewels, police and the diocese said. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022 The tabernacle, a box containing Holy Communion items, was made of 18-carat gold and decorated with jewels, police and the diocese said. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022 Holy Eucharist, bread consecrated as the body of Christ, was taken from the tabernacle and thrown on the altar. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin tabernaculum, from Latin, tent, from taberna hut