Trinity

American  

[trin-i-tee] / ˈtrɪn ɪ ti /

noun

plural

Trinities

1. Christianity.

   1. Also called Blessed Trinity.  Also called Holy Trinity.  the Trinity. the union of three persons (Father, Son, andHoly Spirit ) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Supreme Being.

   2. a representation of this in art.

      Rublev’s Trinity is one of the more famous icons.

2. Trinity Sunday.

3. trinity,

   1. 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.

   2. triunity.

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Trinity ¹ British  

/ 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

2. See Trinity Sunday

3. a religious order founded in 1198

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trinity ² British  

/ ˈtrɪnɪtɪ /

noun

1. a group of three

2. the state of being threefold

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Trinity Cultural  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Trinity

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

Example Sentences

The Braves take two of three games from the Lancers in a Trinity League series between the baseball powers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The real draw is the location: an easy, flat walk to Sundance Square, the Cultural District and Trinity Trails.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The likes of Trinity, which has been public since the Nixon administration, are less exciting but probably a safer bet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Orange Lutheran 11, Mater Dei 1: Sierra Nichols went four for five and Rylee Silva struck out seven in the Trinity League win.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The buses reached Trinity early on the morning of July 16.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin