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TRINITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Three people considered as a unit
Synonyms:
threesome; triad; trinity; trio
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
Synonyms:
Blessed Trinity; Holy Trinity; Sacred Trinity; Trinity
Classified under:
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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Synonyms:
3; deuce-ace; III; leash; tercet; ternary; ternion; terzetto; three; threesome; tierce; trey; triad; trine; trinity; trio; triplet; troika
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("trinity" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
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