Trinity

English

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Christianity) In Christian belief, the three persons (personae) of the Godhead: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
  • used since the 1970s, from the religious term trinity, or translated from its long-established Spanish equivalent.
  • (small coastal town in Newfoundland and Labrador).
  • (town in Alabama).
  • (city in North Carolina).
  • (city and town in Texas).
  • Trinity term.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English trinitie derived from trinitie derived from Latin trīnitātem derived from Proto-Italic *trēs (three) derived from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (three) derived from Proto-Italic *-itāts derived from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being, suffix forming nouns indicating a state, state of being).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-teh₂ts

Gloss

suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being, suffix forming nouns indicating a state, state of being

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