Tabernacle

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(place of worship, in some churches, a box resting on the altar and containing the sacred Host, movable shelter for religious worship by Israelites) ទូតាំងគ្រឿងសក្ការៈបូជា (ក្នុងគ្រឹស្ដសាសនា)

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A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent.

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A portable structure of wooden framework covered with curtains, which was carried through the wilderness in the Israelitish exodus, as a place of sacrifice and worship.

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Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for worship.

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(FIGURATIVE) The human body, as the temporary abode of the soul.

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Any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or precious things was deposited or kept.

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The ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for the consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or movable.

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A niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred painting or sculpture.

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Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like.

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A tryptich for sacred imagery.

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A seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy.

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A boxlike step for a mast with the after side open, so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges, etc.

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(INTRANSITIVE) To dwell or reside for a time; to be temporary housed.