tabernacles Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness
   Feast of Booths; Sukkoth; Succos; Succoth; Feast of Tabernacles.
   
2. noun the Mormon temple
   Tabernacle; Mormon Tabernacle.
   
3. noun (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
   Tabernacle.
   
4. noun (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
   synagogue; temple; tabernacle.
   

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