• (in biblical use) a fixed or movable dwelling, typically of light construction

• a meeting place for worship used by Nonconformists or Latter-day Saints (Mormons)

Synonyms: holy place, temple, church, chapel, tabernacle, altar, sanctuary, sanctum

• an ornamented receptacle or cabinet in which a pyx containing the reserved sacrament may be placed in Catholic churches, usually on or above an altar

• a partly open socket or double post on a sailing boat's deck into which a mast is fixed, with a pivot near the top so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges