Trinity Meaning
/ˈtɹɪnɪti/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
nounThe state of being three; independence of three things; things divided into three.
Sentence Examples
Hinduism has a divine Trinity along with millions of lesser gods.
Sami couldn't explain Trinity.
The professor gave a lecture on the Christian doctrine of the Trinity.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Christians believe in the Holy ____ consisting of the Father, Son, and Spirit.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ College in Dublin is famous for its beautiful library and its many ancient and very historic stone buildings today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English trinite, from Anglo-Norman trinite and Old French ternite (modern French trinité), from Latin trīnitās, from trīnī (“three each”), from trēs (“three”). By surface analysis, trine + -ity. Displaced native Old English þrines (literally “threeness”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat's-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon."
— 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
"He speaks distinctly of the Trinity of the godhead in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost."
— 1836, Thomas Robbins, A Discourse on the Doctrine of the Trinity, page 17:
"From all eternity Jesus Christ existed, and Jesus Christ was with God the Father, the first person of the Trinity; and Jesus Christ was God the Son, the second person of the Trinity."
— 1846, John Wilson, Scripture Proofs and Scriptural Illustrations of Unitarianism, page 149:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Christians believe in the Holy ____ consisting of the Father, Son, and Spirit.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ College in Dublin is famous for its beautiful library and its many ancient and very historic stone buildings today.