trinity

CEFRB2

/ˈtɹɪnɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group or set of three related people or things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    In Christian belief, the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Examples

  • Hinduism has a divine Trinity along with millions of lesser gods.

  • The professor gave a lecture on the Christian doctrine of the Trinity.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state of being three; independence of three things; things divided into three.

  2. A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.

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In context

  • Near-synonyms: threesome, triad, trio, trine, troika, triumvirate; see also Thesaurus:trio

  • Sami couldn't explain Trinity.

  • He speaks distinctly of the Trinity of the godhead in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

Synonyms

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Christians believe in the Holy blank consisting of the Father, Son, and Spirit.

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Origin

noun

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”).