trinity

See also Trinity

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Etymology

From Old French trinité (French: trinité), from Latin trīnitās, from trīni (“three each”), from trēs (“three”).

Noun

trinity (plural trinities)

1. A group or set of three people or things; triad; trio; trine.
2. The state of being three; threeness.

Synonyms

• (group of three): threesome, triad, trio, trine, troika, triumvirate
• threeness

Derived terms

• nontrinitarian
• nontrinitarianism
• trinitarian

Translations

group or set of three people or things

• Czech: trojice (cs) f
• Dutch: drie-eenheid (nl) f, drievuldigheid (nl) f
• French: triade (fr) f
• Galician: trindade (gl) f
• Icelandic: þríeyki (is) n, þrenning (is) f

• Irish: tríonóid (ga) f
• Italian: trinità (it) f
• Manx: treeaght (gv) f
• Portuguese: trio (pt) m

See also

• Trinity
• Trinity College
• Unitarian