TRINITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Trinity mean? 

• TRINITY (noun)
  The noun TRINITY has 3 senses:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
2. the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
3. three people considered as a unit

  Familiarity information: TRINITY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRINITY (noun)

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

threesome; trey; triad; trine; trinity; trio; triplet; three; terzetto; ternion; 3; ternary; tercet; deuce-ace; III; leash; tierce; troika

Hypernyms ("trinity" is a kind of...):

digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)

Meaning:

The union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Sacred Trinity; Holy Trinity; Blessed Trinity; Trinity

Hypernyms ("Trinity" is a kind of...):

Almighty; Creator; Divine; God Almighty; Godhead; Jehovah; Lord; Maker (terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God)

Meronyms (members of "Trinity"):

hypostasis; hypostasis of Christ (any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united)

Meaning:

Three people considered as a unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

threesome; triad; trinity; trio

Hypernyms ("trinity" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trinity"):

triumvirate (a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority)