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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