trinity
pronunciation
How to pronounce trinity in British English:
UK [ˈtrɪnəti]
How to pronounce trinity in American English:
US [ˈtrɪnəti]
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- Noun:
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- three people considered as a unit
Word Origin
- trinity
- trinity: [13] Trinity comes via Old French trinite from Latin trīnitās ‘group of three’. This was a derivative of trīnus ‘threefold’, which in turn came from tria ‘three’, a close relative of English three.=> three
- trinity (n.)
- early 13c., "the Father, Son and Holy Spirit," constituting one God in prevailing Christian doctrine, from Old French trinite "Holy Trinity" (11c.), from Late Latin trinitatem (nominative trinitas) "Trinity, triad" (Tertullian), from Latin trinus "threefold, triple," from plural of trini "three at a time, threefold," related to tres (neuter tria) "three" (see three). The Latin word was widely borrowed in European languages with the rise of Christianity (Irish trionnoid, Welsh trindod, German trinität). Related: Trinitarian.
Example
- 1. Delaware required an oath affirming belief in the trinity .
- 2. That has been my experience at trinity .
- 3. Holy trinity , brompton has exported a charismatic brand of christianity via the alpha course .
- 4. Sothern points to her own family as an example of the obesity trinity in action .
- 5. 3 Represents the godhead / trinity .