tripersonal

American

[trahy-pur-suh-nl] / traɪˈpɜr sə nl /

adjective

(sometimes initial capital letter)

consisting of or existing in three persons, as the Godhead.

tripersonal British

/ traɪˈpɜːsənəl /

adjective

Christian theol (of God) existing as the Trinity Compare unipersonal

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Other Word Forms

tripersonality noun

Etymology

Origin of tripersonal

First recorded in 1635–45; tri- + personal

Example Sentences

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Tripersonal, trī-pėr′sun-al, adj. consisting of three persons.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Triper′sonalist, a believer in the Trinity; Tripersonal′ity.

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