tab ‧ er ‧ nac ‧ le /ˈtæbənæk ə l $ -bər-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin tabernaculum 'tent' , from taberna ; ⇨ ↑ tavern ]
1 . a church or other building used by some Christian groups as a place of ↑ worship
2 . a box in which holy bread and wine are kept in Catholic churches
3 . the Tabernacle the small tent in which the ancient Jews kept their most holy objects