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triquetra

[ trahy-kwee-truh, -kwe- ]

noun

  1. a geometrical figure having three points, especially one formed of three intersecting ellipses:

    The triquetra was often used in ancient art to symbolize a triune deity.



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Other Words From

  • tri·quet·ric [trahy-, kwe, -trik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of triquetra1

1580–90; < New Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin triquetrus triquetrous
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Example Sentences

The reference to Gualtieri (whose figure was somewhat uncertain, yet probably designed for Vermilia triquetra) was queried.

But the emblem, as the famous Triquetra, is one of the most ancient and celebrated of antiquity.

An interesting example of the transformation of a symbol into an emblem is found in the case of the triskele or triquetra.

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