- Feast of Tabernacles
- Jewish harvest festival which lasts for seven days during which people dwell in small booths to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt, Sukkot, Feast of Booths
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Feast of Tabernacles
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Feast of Tabernacles — The Feast of Tabernacles † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Feast of Tabernacles One of the three great feasts of the Hebrew liturgical calendar, even the greatest, according to Philo (heorton megiste) and Josephus (heste hagiotate kai… … Catholic encyclopedia
Feast of Tabernacles — n. SUKKOT … English World dictionary
Feast of Tabernacles — 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 • Syn: ↑Succoth, ↑Sukkoth, ↑Succos, ↑Feast of Booths, ↑Tabernacles • Topics: ↑Judaism … Useful english dictionary
Feast of Tabernacles — Tabernacle Tab er*na*cle, n. [F., fr. L. tabernaculum, dim. of taberna nut. See {Tabern}.] 1. A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent. [1913 Webster] Dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob. Heb. xi. 9. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feast of Tabernacles — Feast of Tab|er|nac|les →↑Sukkoth … Dictionary of contemporary English
Feast of Tabernacles — Feast′ of Tab′ernacles n. jud Sukkoth … From formal English to slang
Feast of Tabernacles (Christian holiday) — The Feast of Tabernacles is an eight day Biblical pilgrimage festival, also known as the Feast of Booths, the Festival of Tabernacles, or Tabernacles. it is celebrated by a small number of Christians who have revived some Old Testament festivals … Wikipedia
Feast of Tabernacles — Date: 14th century Sukkoth … New Collegiate Dictionary
Feast of Tabernacles — Sukkoth. [1350 1400; ME] * * * … Universalium
Feast of Tabernacles — noun another name for Succoth … English new terms dictionary
