Shekinah \She*ki"nah\, n. [Heb Talmud shek[imac]n[=a]h, fr.
   sh[=a]kan to inhabit.]
   The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when
   resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat,
   in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term
   used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by
   Christians. [Written also Shechinah.] --Dr. W. Smith (Bib.
   Dict.)
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