triplicity
the quality or state of being triple; threefold character or condition.
a group or combination of three; triad.
Astrology. the division of the signs of the zodiac into four groups of three signs each, the fire signs, the earth signs, the air signs, and the water signs, with each sign separated from others within the group by 120 degrees of the ecliptic.: Compare element (def. 12).
Origin of triplicity
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How to use triplicity in a sentence
We have already noticed the triplicity, in some instances, of Norman chancel arches.
Churches and Church Ornaments | William DurandusWe are utterly tired of the triplicity; and we are mistaken if its application here be not as inconsistent as it is arbitrary.
On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) | John RuskinThe same triplicity of ἀρχαὶ in the organism had been recognised by Erasistratus, later than Aristotle, though long before Galen.
There is a strong and lasting sympathy among persons belonging to signs of the same group, or triplicity.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 | VariousIn this statement this master agrees with the philosophers who give a triplicity of essential principles as the base of ontology.
Delsarte System of Oratory | Various
British Dictionary definitions for triplicity
/ (trɪˈplɪsɪtɪ) /
a group of three things
the state of being three
astrology any of four groups, earth, air, fire, and water, each consisting of three signs of the zodiac that are thought to have something in common in their nature
Origin of triplicity
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