Trinity

[ trin-i-tee ]

noun

plural Trinities

1. Christianity.
   1. the Trinity. Also called Holy Trinity;. the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Supreme Being.
   2. a representation of this in art:

      Rublev’s Trinity is one of the more famous icons.

2. Trinity Sunday ( def ).
3. trinity,
   1. a group of three; triad:

      The region is hampered by an unholy trinity of extremes—extreme climate, extreme poverty, and extreme ideology.

      The 15th century saw the triumph of physics in the trinity of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton.

   2. triunity ( def 1 ).

trinity

¹

/ ˈtrɪnɪtɪ /

noun

1. a group of three
2. the state of being threefold

Trinity

²

/ ˈtrɪnɪtɪ /

noun

1. Also calledHoly TrinityBlessed Trinity Christian theol the union of three persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in one Godhead
2. See Trinity Sunday
3. Holy Trinity
   a religious order founded in 1198

Trinity

1. A doctrine of Christianity that there is one God and three divine persons in the one God: the Father, the Son ( Jesus ), and the Holy Spirit .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Trinity¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English Trinite, from Old French, from Late Latin trīnitās “triad, trio, the Trinity”; equivalent to trine + -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of Trinity¹

C13: from Old French trinite , from Late Latin trīnitās , from Latin trīnus triple

Example Sentences

As the U.S. women’s national team prepares to face Brazil for the first time since the Paris Olympics, Trinity Rodman is ready to adapt to her new teammates.

From Los Angeles Times

That means the Braves start the tough Trinity League with a 3-0 record.

From Los Angeles Times

Kent will be someone to watch as JSerra tries to climb in the Trinity League standings.

From Los Angeles Times

Now in the Gateshead Trinity Square Extra store, shoppers can push their trolley on to the scales and if the weight matches the items they've scanned they pay as normal.

From BBC

She is hoping to play for Wakefield Trinity in their first match of the season on 23 March, five months after her gruelling 10-hour operation.

From BBC