Trinity

  • 31Trinity — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trinite, from Anglo French trinité, from Late Latin trinitat , trinitas state of being threefold, from Latin trinus threefold Date: 13th century 1. the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in… …

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  • 32Trinity — noun a) In Christian belief, the three persons (personae) of the Godhead: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. b) used since the 1970s, from the religious term trinity, or translated from its long established Spanish equivalent. See Also: Antitrinitarian …

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  • 33trinity — noun a) A group or set of three people or things; triad; trio; trine. b) The state of being three; threeness. Syn: triad, trio, trine …

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  • 34trinity — [13] Trinity comes via Old French trinite from Latin trīnitās ‘group of three’. This was a derivative of trīnus ‘threefold’, which in turn came from tria ‘three’, a close relative of English three. => THREE …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 35TRINITY —    a CHRISTIAN doctrine formulated in the fourth century with roots in the NEW TESTAMENT and EARLY CHURCH. Defining ORTHODOXY and HERESY it is based upon what the BIBLE teaches about the relationship between the creator GOD, referred to as GOD… …

    Concise dictionary of Religion

  • 36trinity — n. 1. Triunity. 2. [With The prefixed.] The Holy Trinity, the Godhead, Triune God …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 37trinity — noun 1 the Trinity the union of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in one God according to the Christian religion 2 (C) literary a group of three people or things …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38Trinity — Sp Trinitis Ap Trinity L JAV: apyg. (Kalifornija), mst., apyg. (Teksasas) …

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  • 39trinity — /ˈtrɪnəti / (say trinuhtee) noun (plural trinities) 1. a group of three; a triad. 2. the state of being threefold or triple; threeness. {Middle English trinite, from Old French, from Latin trīnitas triad, trio, trinity} …

  • 40Trinity —    This word (from the Latin trinus, meaning threefold ) refers to the central mystery of the Christian faith that Godexists as a communion of three distinct and interrelated divine persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The doctrine of the… …

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