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 — 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 …   English contemporary dictionary

• 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

• Feast of Tabernacles — noun → Sukkoth …   Australian English dictionary