Tabernacle (disambiguation)
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Tabernacle can mean:
- The biblical Tabernacle, the mishkan, a worship tent or other movable worship facility which the Israelites used during the Exodus and the time of the Book of Judges.
- Church tabernacles, a small cupboard, chest or cabinet in which consecrated communion wafers or bread are kept.
- In architecture, a canopied niche, often used for housing statues.
- An alternative word for a shrine, temple or chapel.
- The early Methodists of the eighteenth century called their chapels 'Tabernacles', the most famous of which was George Whitefield's London 'Tabernacle', formerly situated in Moorfields.
- The place of worship for American camp meetings (which originated during the Second Great Awakening) was usually called the tabernacle. Often it was open-sided to accommodate overflow crowds, and might have roll-up screens or netting on the sides for shade or insect protection.
- In Christian camps and singing schools, a permanent outdoor wallless pavilion where worship services or singings are conducted.
- The Salt Lake Tabernacle. A building owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.