HyperDic: tabernacles

English > 1 sense of the word Tabernacles:
NOUNtimeTabernacles, Succoth, Sukkoth, Succos, Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernaclesa 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
English > Tabernacles: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningA 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.
SynonymsSuccoth, Sukkoth, Succos, Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles
CategoryJudaismThe monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Part ofTishriThe first month of the civil year
BroaderJewish holy dayA religious holiday for Jews
religious festival, church festivalA festival having religious significance

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