trinity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈtrɪnəti/ UK /ˈtrɪnɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a group of three; in Christianity, the union of three persons in one Godhead

Mind, body, and spirit form a kind of trinity in his philosophy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a group of three; in... triad triotriunethreesome triumvirate

Word family

Derived forms trinitarian

Related forms trine triad tripletriune

Simplified etymology

Trinity entered English in the Middle Ages from Latin trinitas, meaning a triad or group of three.

Etymology

From Old French trinite, from Late Latin trinitas ('a triad, the Trinity'), from Latin trinus ('threefold'), from tres ('three').

trinitas Latin trinus Latin tres Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# trinity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtrɪnəti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtrɪnɪti/

## Meanings
1. a group of three; in Christianity, the union of three persons in one Godhead

## Examples
- Mind, body, and spirit form a kind of trinity in his philosophy.

## Synonyms
- triad
- trio
- triune
- threesome
- triumvirate

## Derived Forms
- trinitarian

## Related Forms
- trine
- triad
- triple
- triune

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trinitas
- Root: trinus
- Root: tres

## Etymology
From Old French trinite, from Late Latin trinitas ('a triad, the Trinity'), from Latin trinus ('threefold'), from tres ('three').

## AI Etymology
Trinity comes from Old French trinite, from Late Latin trinitas ('a triad, the Trinity'), from Latin trinus ('threefold'), from tres ('three'). The historical chain includes Latin trinitas, Latin trinus, and Latin tres. The quoted older senses, "a triad, the Trinity", "threefold", and "three", supply the semantic anchors for trinity. The formation is best read as borrowed: the word trinity carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "a group of three; in Christianity, the union of three persons in one Godhead". English derivatives include trinitarian; related English forms include trine, triad, triple, and triune. The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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