Trinity

[ trin-i-tee ]
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noun,plural Trin·i·ties for 1b, 3a.
  1. Christianity.

    • the Trinity. Also called Holy Trinity; Bles·sed Trin·i·ty [bles-id trin-i-tee] /ˈblɛs ɪd ˈtrɪn ɪ ti/ . the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Supreme Being.

    • a representation of this in art: Rublev’s Trinity is one of the more famous icons.

  1. trinity,

    • a group of three; triad: The region is hampered by an unholy trinity of extremes—extreme climate, extreme poverty, and extreme ideology.The 15th century saw the triumph of physics in the trinity of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton.

Origin of Trinity

1
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English Trinite, from Old French, from Late Latin trīnitās “triad, trio, the Trinity”; equivalent to trine + -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for trinity (1 of 2)

trinity

/ (ˈtrɪnɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. a group of three

  2. the state of being threefold

Origin of trinity

1
C13: from Old French trinite, from Late Latin trīnitās, from Latin trīnus triple

British Dictionary definitions for Trinity (2 of 2)

Trinity

/ (ˈtrɪnɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. Also called: Holy Trinity, Blessed Trinity Christian theol the union of three persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in one Godhead

  1. Holy Trinity a religious order founded in 1198

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Cultural definitions for Trinity

Trinity

A doctrine of Christianity that there is one God and three divine persons in the one God: the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit.

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