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means A tent or dwelling built to house something sacred — and by extension, a container or special receptacle for holy objects, or any structure where worship happens.

from From Latin tabernaculum, meaning 'tent,' a diminutive of taberna, meaning 'hut' or 'booth' — yes, the same root that gives us 'tavern.' A tabernaculum was literally a little shelter made of boards or skins. The word entered religious vocabulary through Latin Bible translations describing the tent-sanctuary the Israelites carried through the wilderness, and later stretched to cover the ornate box used to house the Eucharist in churches, and eventually any building set aside for worship, especially among nonconformist and revivalist congregations.