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trinity¹
- /ˈtɹɪnɪti/ UK
- /ˈtɹɪnəti/ US
- [-ɾi] US
Rhymes with -ɪnɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle English trinite, from Anglo-Norman trinite and Old French ternite (modern French trinité), from Latin trīnitās, from trīnī (“three each”), from trēs (“three”). By surface analysis, trine + -ity. Displaced native Old English þrines (literally “threeness”).
noun trinities
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A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
Near-synonyms: threesome, triad, trio, trine, troika, triumvirate; see also Thesaurus:trio
Similar: threesome, triad, trio, trine, troika, triumvirate, leash, tern, ternary, ternion, threeness, trinary
- The state of being three; independence of three things; things divided into three.
Trinity²
- /ˈtɹɪ.nɪ.ti/
Sounds like trinity · Rhymes with -ɪnɪti
Where it comes from
Proprialization of trinity.
proper noun
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In Christian belief, the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
He speaks distinctly of the Trinity of the godhead in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Similar: Holy Trinity
- A female given name from English used since the 1970s, from the religious term trinity, or translated from its long-established Spanish equivalent.
- A male given name.
- A small coastal town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- A town in Alabama.
- A city in North Carolina.
- A city and town in Texas.
- Ellipsis of Trinity term
- Ellipsis of Trinity College, Cambridge.
- Ellipsis of Trinity College, Oxford.
- The world's first nuclear explosion: a nuclear test on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: trio, triad, threesome, three, trine, ternary, ternion, tierce, tercet, holy trinity, trey, terzetto, triplet, leash, troika, blessed trinity
Translations
Every language
noun group or set of three people or things
| Español | trío, trinidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 삼위일체 samwiilche |
| 日本語 | 三つ組 mitsugumi, 三位一体 sanmiittai |
| 中文 | 三位一體 /三位一体 sānwèiyītǐ |
| Kiswahili | utatu |
| Português | trio |
| Français | triade, trinité |
| Deutsch | Dreifaltigkeit, Trinität, Dreiheit |
| Italiano | trinità |
| Ελληνικά | τριάδα triáda |
| Română | treime |
| Русский | тро́йка trójka, тро́ица tróica, тро́е tróje, триеди́нство trijedínstvo |
| العربية | ثَالُوث ṯālūṯ |
name Christianity: three persons of the Godhead
| Español | trinidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 삼위일체 samwiilche |
| 日本語 | 三位一体 sanmi-ittai |
| 中文 | 三位一體 /三位一体 Sānwèiyītǐ |
| हिन्दी | त्रित्व tritva |
| Kiswahili | utatu |
| Português | tríade, trindade |
| Français | Trinité |
| Deutsch | Dreieinigkeit, Dreifaltigkeit, Trinität |
| Italiano | Trinità |
| Ελληνικά | Αγία Τριάδα Agía Triáda |
| Română | Sfânta Treime, treimea divină, trinitate |
| Русский | тро́ица tróica, Тро́ица Tróica |
| Tiếng Việt | Chúa Ba Ngôi, Tam Vị Nhất Thể |
| العربية | اَلثَّالُوث aṯ-ṯālūṯ, اَلثَّالُوث الْأَقْدَس aṯ-ṯālūṯ al-ʔaqdas, تَثْلِيث taṯlīṯ |
| עברית | הַשִּׁלּוּשׁ הַקָּדוֹשׁ hashilúsh hakadósh |
Talk about this word "trinity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trinity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trinity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trinity "trinity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trinity.Cite this
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title = {trinity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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