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trin·i·ty

(trĭn′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. trin·i·ties

1. A group consisting of three closely related members. Also called triunity.

2. Trinity Theology In most Christian faiths, the union of three divine persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in one God. Also called Trine.

3. Trinity Trinity Sunday.

[Middle English trinite, from Old French, from Latin trīnitās, from trīnus, trine; see trine.]

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trinity

(ˈtrɪnɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. a group of three

2. the state of being threefold

[C13: from Old French trinite, from Late Latin trīnitās, from Latin trīnus triple]

Trinity

(ˈtrɪnɪtɪ)

1. (Theology) Christian theol Also called: Holy Trinity or Blessed Trinity the union of three persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in one Godhead

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) See Trinity Sunday

3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Holy Trinity a religious order founded in 1198

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Trin•i•ty

(ˈtrɪn ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties for 2,4.

1. the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being.

2. Trinity Sunday.

3. (l.c.) a group of three; triad.

4. (l.c.) the state of being threefold or triple.

[1175–1225; Middle English Trinite < Old French < Late Latin trīnitās triad, the Trinity = Latin trīn(ī) by threes (see trinary) + -itās -ity]

Trinity

any combination or set of three persons; three things united into one, 1542.

Trinity

Three persons in one God. The belief that God is three persons—the father, the son who is Jesus, and the Holy Spirit which is the spirit of God’s grace.

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Noun	1.	trinity - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one 3, deuce-ace, III, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trio, triplet, troika, tierce, leash digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	Trinity - the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity, Sacred Trinity Almighty, Creator, Divine, God Almighty, Godhead, Lord, Maker, Jehovah - terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God hypostasis of Christ, hypostasis - any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
	3.	trinity - three people considered as a unit threesome, triad, trio assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place triumvirate - a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority

trinity

noun threesome, triple, trio, trilogy, triplet, triad, triumvirate, triptych, trine, triune The hotel is owned by a trinity of Japanese corporations.

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trinity

noun

A group of three individuals:

three, threesome, triad, trine, trio, triple, triumvirate, triune, triunity, troika.

Translations

trojice

la Trinit...trinit...trinità

삼위일체

drievuldigheid

tríade trindade

триединство троица

Trinity

[ˈtrɪnɪtɪ]

A. N (Rel) → Trinidad f

B. CPD Trinity Sunday N → Domingo m de la Santísima Trinidad
Trinity term N (Univ) → trimestre m de verano

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Trinity

[ˈtrɪnəti] n
the Trinity → la Trinité

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Trinity

→ Trinität f, → Dreieinigkeit f, → Dreifaltigkeit f

(= Trinity term) → Sommertrimester nt

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Trinity

[ˈtrɪnɪtɪ] n the Trinity → la Trinità

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Here Ward sets his face against the social trinitarianism espoused by David Brown and Richard Swinburne and defends what can only be described as a modalist understanding of the triune God. This enables him to bring out points of connection with Heschel, Iqbal, and Aurobindo, but at the cost of a considerable weakening of the classical doctrines of Incarnation and Trinity.

Religion and Creation

Touched at the ears, then on the lips, the one reborn in the sacrament of new life is ordered 'Be opened!' This ritual of opening the ears and the lips symbolizes the important consequence of being initiated into the life of communion with the Triune God that one is open to the Word of the Father through the Son in the Holy Spirit.

'Ephphatha!'

The mission of the church derives from this sending of the triune God. In other words, the mission of the church is grounded upon the mission of the triune God, who sent the Son and the Spirit to the world and in the same way sends us to the world.

Missio Dei Trinitatis and Missio Ecclesiae: A Public Theological Perspective

Our unity presents the beautiful union of our triune God.

United in prayer

Is the world really the signature of the triune God? This confession has always been highly polemical and still is.

What on Earth did God create? Overtures to an ecumenical theology of creation

Their topics are the triune God, the electing God, creating and providential God, the saving God, the perfecting God, reconciliation and justification, redemption and victory, communion with Christ, scripture, church and sacraments, discipleship, prayer, theology, preaching, and forgiveness and reconciliation.

Sanctified by Grace: A Theology of the Christian Life

The Spirit's identity and work is always oriented to constituting the fullness of the triune God" (256).

From Pentecost to the Triune God

The measure of the Rule, rather, is of Scripture's unity in its witness to the Triune God. Interpretations may vary, but the divine Subject of the text does not.

"As a bee gathers honey": the rule of faith in Luther's interpretation of the old testament

In addition, Johnson's exclusive use of male pronouns for the triune God and quotations (without comment or caveat) that use "man" and "mankind" to stand in for all humanity reveal a significant blind spot.

Keith E. Johnson, Rethinking the Trinity and Religious Pluralism: An Augustinian Assessment

But our Catholic Christian sense of common purpose can be traced back to our belief in a triune God. Our very belief in God is a belief in a dynamic relational Spirit.

Calling on the spirit

Among the topics are Goodwin's life in the context of his times, influences and opponents, knowledge of the triune God, the person of Christ, and the lord of glory.

Why heaven kissed earth; the Christology of the Puritan reformed Orthodox theologian, Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680)

"We are gathered round a font at which baptism has been celebrated in the name of the triune God for more than a millennium," said Bishop Huber.