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Trinity

[ trin-i-tee ]
/ ˈtrɪn ɪ ti /
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noun, plural Trin·i·ties for 2, 4.

Also called Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity. the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being.
a representation of this in art.
Trinity Sunday.
(lowercase) a group of three; triad.
(lowercase) the state of being threefold or triple.

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Origin of Trinity

1175–1225; Middle English Trinite<Old French <Late Latin trīnitās triad, trio, the Trinity, equivalent to trīn(us) threefold (see trine) + -itās-ity

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British Dictionary definitions for Trinity (1 of 2)

trinity
/ (ˈtrɪnɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

a group of three
the state of being threefold

Word Origin for trinity

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

British Dictionary definitions for Trinity (2 of 2)

Trinity
/ (ˈtrɪnɪtɪ) /

noun

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

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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