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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRINITY

n.[L. trinitas; tres and unus, unitas, one, unity. ] In theology, the union of three persons in one Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
In my whole essay, there is not any thing like an objection against the Trinity.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRINITY

Trin "i *ty, n. Etym: [OE. trinitee, F. trinité, L. trinitas, fr. trini three each. See Trinal. ]

1. (Christian Theol.)

Defn: The union of three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost ) in one Godhead, so that all the three are one God as to substance, but three persons as to individuality.

2. Any union of three in one; three units treated as one; a triad, as the Hindoo trinity, or Trimurti.

3. Any symbol of the Trinity employed in Christian art, especially the triangle. Trinity House, an institution in London for promoting commerce and navigation, by licensing pilots, ordering and erecting beacons, and the like. -- Trinity Sunday, the Sunday next after Whitsunday; -- so called from the feast held on that day in honor of the Holy Trinity. -- Trinity term. (Law ) See the Note under Term, n., 5.

New American Oxford Dictionary

trinity

trin i ty |ˈtrinitē ˈtrɪnədi | ▶noun ( pl. trinities ) (also the Trinity or the Holy Trinity ) the Christian Godhead as one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. • a group of three people or things: the wine was the first of a trinity of three excellent vintages. • the state of being three: God is said to be trinity in unity. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French trinite, from Latin trinitas ‘triad, ’ from trinus ‘threefold ’ (see trine ).

Trinity Brethren

Trinity Brethren ▶plural noun the members of Trinity House.

Trinity House

Trinity House |trɪnətiˈhaʊs | an association founded in 1514 responsible for the licensing of ships' pilots and the construction and maintenance of buoys and lighthouses around the coasts of England and Wales.

Trinity Mountains

Trin i ty Moun tains a forested range of the Klamath Mountains in northwestern California.

Trinity River

Trin i ty Riv er a river that flows for 550 miles (900 km ) from the Trinity Mountains across Texas to the Gulf of Mexico.

Trinity Sunday

Trin i ty Sun day |trɪnətiˈsʌndeɪ | ▶noun the next Sunday after Pentecost, observed in the Western Christian Church as a feast in honor of the Holy Trinity.

Trinity term

Trin i ty term |ˈtrɪnətitɜːm | ▶noun Brit. (in some universities ) the term beginning after Easter.

Oxford Dictionary

trinity

trin |ity |ˈtrɪnɪti | ▶noun ( pl. trinities ) ( the Trinity or the Holy Trinity ) the three persons of the Christian Godhead; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. • a group of three people or things: the wine was the first of a trinity of three excellent vintages. • [ mass noun ] the state of being three: God is said to be trinity in unity. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French trinite, from Latin trinitas ‘triad ’, from trinus ‘threefold ’ (see trine ).

Trinity Brethren

Trinity Brethren ▶plural noun the members of Trinity House.

Trinity House

Trinity Mountains

Trin i ty Moun tains a forested range of the Klamath Mountains in northwestern California.

Trinity River

Trin i ty Riv er a river that flows for 550 miles (900 km ) from the Trinity Mountains across Texas to the Gulf of Mexico.

Trinity Sunday

Trinity Sun ¦day |trɪnətiˈsʌndeɪ | ▶noun the next Sunday after Pentecost, observed in the Western Christian Church as a feast in honour of the Holy Trinity.

Trinity term

Trinity term |ˈtrɪnətitɜːm | ▶noun Brit. (in some universities ) the term beginning after Easter.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

trinity

trin i ty /trɪ́nəti /名詞 1 〖the ～; 集合的に〗三位一体, 三つぞろい, 三つ組, 3人組〘3つの部分で一体であることをさす〙; U 3つであること .2 〖the T- 〗三位一体〘父なる神 (the Father ), 子なるキリスト (the Son ), 聖霊 (the Holy Spirit )の三位が一体の神であるというキリスト教の教義〙.3 〖the T- 〗三位一体の主日 (Trinity Sunday ) 〘復活祭後第8の日曜日; 聖霊降臨祭 (Whitsunday )の次の日曜日〙.T -́ H ò use ｟英｠ロンドンの船舶協会〘Henry 8世の時代に創設された団体で, 灯台の建設や水先案内人の試験などを行う〙.T -́ s ì tting 〘法〙(英の裁判所の )トリニティ開廷期間〘Trinity Sundayの次の火曜日に始まる〙.T -́ t è rm (!｟英｠) 1 (大学などの )第3学期〘通例4 --6月〙.2 ＝Trinity sitting .