Trinitarian

[ trin-i-tair-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. believing in or adhering to the doctrine of the Trinity.
2. pertaining to Trinitarians, or believers in the doctrine of the Trinity.
3. belonging or pertaining to the religious order of Trinitarians.
4. of or relating to the Trinity.
5. (lowercase) forming a trinity; threefold; triple.

noun

1. a person who believes in the doctrine of the Trinity.
2. a member of the “Order of the Holy Trinity,” a religious order founded in 1198 to redeem Christian captives of the Muslims.

Trinitarian

/ ˌtrɪnɪˈtɛərɪən /

noun

1. a person who believes in the doctrine of the Trinity
2. a member of the Holy Trinity See Trinity

adjective

1. of or relating to the doctrine of the Trinity or those who uphold it
2. of or relating to the Holy Trinity

Derived Forms

• ˌTriniˈtarianˌism, noun

Other Words From

• an·ti-Trin·i·tar·i·an adjective noun
• non-Trin·i·tar·i·an adjective noun
• pro-Trin·i·tar·i·an adjective noun
• un·trin·i·tar·i·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Trinitarian¹

1555–65; < New Latin trīnitāri ( us ) of the Trinity ( Trinity, -ary ) + -an

Example Sentences

A memorial service for Lauren Astley was held July 16, with nearly one-thousand mourners filing into the local Trinitarian Church.

From The Daily Beast

Thus Athanasius is identified with the Trinitarian controversy, although he was a minister of theological knowledge in general.

From Project Gutenberg

The Trinitarian disputes, which subsequently deluged the world with blood, had their starting-point and focus in Alexandria.

From Project Gutenberg

They are a sufficient guide in our investigation; and of the Trinitarian controversy first.

From Project Gutenberg

The Trinitarian conflict was at the time composed, one party having got the better of the other.

From Project Gutenberg

On this they could readily affiliate, and hold in common detestation the trinitarian power at Constantinople.

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Related Words

• threefold