Trinity Definition
trĭnĭ-tē
trinities
noun
trinities
A group consisting of three closely related members.
American Heritage
The condition of being three or threefold.
Webster's New World
A set of three persons or things that form a unit.
Webster's New World
In most Christian faiths, the union of three divine persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in one God.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
pronoun
A female given name used since the 1970s, from the religious term trinity, or translated from its long-established Spanish equivalent.
Wiktionary
idiom
the Trinity
- the union of the three divine persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in one Godhead
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Trinity
Noun
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trinity
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trinitiesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Trinity
- the Trinity
Origin of Trinity
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From Old French trinité (French: trinité), from Latin trÄ«nitās, from trÄ«ni (“three each"), from trÄ“s (“three").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English trinite from Old French from Latin trīnitās from trīnus trine trine
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin trÄ«nitās, from trÄ«ni (“three each"), from trÄ“s (“three").
From Wiktionary
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