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triquetra

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[trahy-kwee-truh, -kwe-] / traɪˈkwi trə, -ˈkwɛ- /

noun

  1. a geometrical figure having three points, especially one formed of three intersecting ellipses.

    The triquetra was often used in ancient art to symbolize a triune deity.

Other Word Forms

  • triquetric adjective

Etymology

Origin of triquetra

1580–90; < New Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin triquetrus triquetrous

Example Sentences

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The figure known as the triquetra, made by the interlacing of three portions of circles, is also symbolical of the Holy Trinity.

From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)

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