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the Sunday after Pentecost, observed as a festival in honor of the Trinity.[1400-50; late ME]
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Trinity Sunday — • The first Sunday after Pentecost, instituted to honour the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday … Catholic encyclopedia
Trinity Sunday — Trinity Trin i*ty, n. [OE. trinitee, F. trinit[ e], L. trinitas, fr. trini three each. See {Trinal}.] 1. (Christian Theol.) The union of three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, so that all the three are one God as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trinity Sunday — Trinity Sunday is a Festival of late institution, as the day on which it is observed was originally kept as the Octave of Whitsun Day. It was not until A.D. 1260 that it was first directed by the Synod of Aries to be observed by the whole… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Trinity Sunday — n. the Sunday after Pentecost, dedicated to the Trinity … English World dictionary
Trinity Sunday — Infobox Holiday holiday name = Trinity Sunday type = Christianity caption = observedby = Western Christianity date = Sunday after Pentecost celebrations = The Trinity observances = relatedto = Pentecost AdventTrinity Sunday is the first Sunday… … Wikipedia
Trinity Sunday — noun eighth Sunday after Easter • Hypernyms: ↑Christian holy day * * * Trinity Sunday [Trinity Sunday] the Sunday after ↑Whit Sunday and an important festival in the Christian year … Useful english dictionary
Trinity Sunday — noun The Sunday after Whitsunday, which is observed as a liturgical feast in honor of the Holy Trinity; either Sunday is considered as the end of Eastertide See Also: Trinity Monday, Trinitytide … Wiktionary
Trinity Sunday — /trɪnəti ˈsʌndeɪ/ (say trinuhtee sunday) noun Christianity the Sunday next after Pentecost or Whit Sunday, observed as a festival in honour of the Trinity …
Trinity Sunday — Trin′ity Sun′day n. rel the Sunday after Pentecost, observed as a festival in honor of the Trinity • Etymology: 1400–50 … From formal English to slang
Trinity Sunday — This term refers to the celebration in the Western Church in honor of the Trinity on the first Sunday afterPentecost … Glossary of theological terms
