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  noun

  a group of three

Trinity

American  

[trin-i-tee] / ˈtrɪn ɪ ti /

noun

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  plural

1. Christianity.

   1. Also called Blessed Trinity, 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. a group of three

2. the state of being threefold

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Trinity ² 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 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

Explanation

A trinity is a unit made up of three — like the famous Christian trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The prefix tri — which can also be found in triangle — is a clue that this word has to do with the number three. If three people are in charge of a project together, they could be considered a trinity, and a three-person band could be called a trinity.

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As Kevin McMahon, a political science professor at Connecticut’s Trinity College, told Reuters, “They have been waiting for a long time to be in the position. So why leave?”

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

In total, the setup, proposal and cleanup took less than an hour, Trinity Lugos said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Trinity Lugos said she decided to post the woman’s rant online because she thought there should be accountability for the comments, but she did not expect the recording to receive millions of views.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Without a major football club in the city, Wakefield Trinity are the prime attraction for support, and all the attention and focus has been shone on them this week.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Trinity Church had a dynamic and soulful reputation.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

My first bite of Hong Kong is a fried soup dumpling, filled with truffled pork and that holy trinity, garlic, ginger, scallion.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Worries around AI data-center buildouts are a known factor, while second part of that trinity is private credit, which has been funding data-centers and other AI projects, in place of banks.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026

There are a trinity of trade-offs for the government as it prepares to shake up the benefits system.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025

The classic Vietnamese sandwich generally contains a trinity of pork, some crisp, fresh herbs and pickled veggies and creamy pâté.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024

The three of them formed an astonished trinity as they stared at Mr. Dacus with disbelief.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Remote and deeper in the Trinities than others on this list, the Big Flat campground in Klamath National Forest has nine first-come, first-served campsites just off the South Fork of the Salmon River.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025

Remote and deeper in the Trinities than others on this list, the Big Flat Campground in Klamath National Forest has nine first-come, first-served campsites just off the South Fork of the Salmon River.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025

Here are some of the campgrounds that hikers should consider when planning a trip to the Trinities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025

If you’re hoping to communicate with loved ones when you’re deeper in the Trinities, you’ll want to consider bringing a satellite communicator or ensure your cellphone can use satellites to send text messages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025

The mythological Trinities are vague and, of course, difficult or impossible to understand.

From The Grotesque in Church Art by T. Tindall Wildridge