3. Trinity (l.c.) the state of being threefold or triple.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME Trinite < OF < LL trīnitās triad, the Trinity = L trīn(ī) by threes (see trinary ) +-itās -ity)
Definition of 'Trinity'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
2. (noun)Trinity, Holy Trinity, Blessed Trinity, Sacred Trinity the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
3. (noun)trio, threesome, triad, trinity three people considered as a unit
Definition of 'Trinity'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Trinity the union of three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, so that all the three are one God as to substance, but three persons as to individuality
2. (noun)Trinity any union of three in one; three units treated as one; a triad, as the Hindu trinity, or Trimurti
3. (noun)Trinity any symbol of the Trinity employed in Christian art, especially the triangle
Definitions of 'Trinity'
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. Trinity the doctrine, variously interpreted, that in the godhead or divine nature there are three persons, respectively denominated Father, Son, and Spirit—Father, from whom; Son, to whom; and Spirit, through whom are all things; is essentially triunity in unity.