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
In his hometown of Nashville, Kearney will play the Roman Theatre, a former tabernacle and home to the Grand Ol’ Opry.
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Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 30 July 2024
Please, oh please, if anyone has that tabernacle or knows of its whereabouts, notify the authorities at once and turn it in at once.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2024
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 . . .
—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
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Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 30 July 2024
Please, oh please, if anyone has that tabernacle or knows of its whereabouts, notify the authorities at once and turn it in at once.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2024
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 . . .
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabernacle
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Listen to this article Just in the first few months of 2025, Robert Boo’s Pride Center discovered four people in Broward County who had HIV through its free testing at churches, festivals, pharmacies and nightclubs.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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Community Relations Service employees have quietly intervened with church leaders, community leaders, relatives of victims of violence and city administrators to ward off unrest, lawsuits or boycotts.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2025
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To the east of the temple, archaeologists found some ruins likely used as administrative buildings.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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If your forehead is wider, celebrity makeup artist Chelsea Roach suggests the sides of the temples, right above the bottom of the cheekbone, and underneath the jaw.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
3 Apr. 2025
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Built in the 12th century, the cathedral features stunning Romanesque and Gothic architecture.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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There are these beautiful Tudor-style 14th century buildings and great cathedrals.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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The community also includes a community/conference center, a chapel, walking trails and commercial space.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2025
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The very last piece in the school’s master plan is a new chapel, planned for an empty lot on the edge of the King’s Quad.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Tabernacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabernacle. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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