as in church
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
worshippers gathering at the Baptist tabernacle on a bright Sunday morning
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Recent Examples of tabernacle
Near Houston, a tabernacle was stolen and — despite being made of precious metals worth several thousand dollars — turned up a few days later behind a Burger King, intact . . .
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Tommy Valentine, National Review, 13 Jan. 2024
The memory of that other space consecrated her own roving tabernacle of Black performance.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
But working out with Woodland at this tabernacle on Brookside Drive has been a constant along Head’s basketball odyssey.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
In Ashland, a Chautauqua tabernacle with a 40-foot-high wooden dome was constructed in 1893.
—Kturnqui, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2023
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Tommy Valentine, National Review, 13 Jan. 2024
The memory of that other space consecrated her own roving tabernacle of Black performance.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
But working out with Woodland at this tabernacle on Brookside Drive has been a constant along Head’s basketball odyssey.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
In Ashland, a Chautauqua tabernacle with a 40-foot-high wooden dome was constructed in 1893.
—Kturnqui, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabernacle
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Old North Illuminated operates the church as a historic site.Landon Mion, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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The performance happened in Brooklyn, in a converted church with a high balcony and ever higher windows reaching toward the pointed roof.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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So shepherds were not allowed into the temple where the sacrifices took place.Lauren Green, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The holiday commemorates how in 164 B.C.E., oil meant to go out after just one night went on to last eight nights during the rededication of the Jerusalem temple following the Maccabees Jews’ victory over their Syrian Greek oppressors.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Fabric of rebirth The iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris is finally open to the public again after a devastating fire damaged it five years ago.AJ Willingham, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, the cathedral will host several masses throughout the week, but tickets for those are sold out as well.Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
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The chapel regularly hosts arts and culture exhibitions and has collaborated with the lab on other tech projects, including a VR experience of the 18th century space.Leslie Katz, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The magnificence of the technology is on full display in a bravura sequence in which Tóth and Van Buren travel to the marble quarries of Carrara, Italy, to select a piece of stone for the altarpiece that will sit in the Institute’s chapel.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Tabernacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabernacle. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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