threeness
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threeness¹
- /ˈθɹiːnəs/ UK
Where it comes from
From three + -ness. Compare Middle English þrinnesse, þrimnesse, þremnesse, þrumnesse (“trinity”, literally “three-ness”), Old English þrīnes, þrīnness (“trinity”, literally “three-ness”).
noun threenesses
- The state of being three; triunity; trinity. the Cappadocian Fathers provided a way of speaking about the Trinity which would create a balance between threeness and oneness.
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A group of three; a trio.
Similar: threesome
- The Trinity. Therefore concern yourselves, you philosophers: how God has created this world in six days. For the work of each day is a creation of a spirit in the Holy Threeness, and the seventh day is the rest of the Sabbath of God, in the seventh [...]
Threeness²
Where it comes from
From Middle English *Threnesse, Thrumnesse, Thrimnesse, from Old English þrynnes, þrinness, variants of Old English þrȳnes, þrīnes (“Trinity”), equivalent to three + -ness.
proper noun
- In Christian belief, the three persons (personae) of the Godhead: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; Trinity. [...] and I might not look at the brightness of His face save through a sheen mirror between me and Him that shields my eyes. So I have often seen the Holy Threeness, Father and Son and Holy Ghost, three in one, and but a little while might I bear the light.
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Talk about this word "threeness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/threeness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. threeness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/threeness "threeness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/threeness.Cite this
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