trinity
Plural: trinities
Noun
- A group of three closely related or associated people or things.
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
- three people considered as a unit
- A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
- The state of being three; independence of three things; things divided into three.
Examples
- His opening play of the TRINITY of tiles ’T-R-I’ set up several options.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English trinite, from Anglo-Norman trinite and Old French ternite (modern French trinité), from Latin trīnitās, from trīni (“three each”), from trēs (“three”). By surface analysis, trine + -ity. Displaced native Old English þrines (literally “threeness”).
Synonyms
3, Blessed Trinity, deuce-ace, Holy Trinity, III, leash, Sacred Trinity, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trio, triplet, troika, threeness, triumvirate
Scrabble Score: 10
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