Phrase guide
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The three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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Synonyms: Trinity, Threeness, Holy Threeness
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Three prestigious colleges in the US: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
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Celery, bell peppers, and onions, three important ingredients in Cajun cuisine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
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The combination of an opioid, a benzodiazepine, and carisoprodol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Alternative letter-case form of Holy Trinity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Alternative letter-case form of Holy Trinity (“three main ingredients of Cajun cuisine”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
A triad of people or things considered essential.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A triad of people or things considered essential.
Any of several triads of core ingredients of certain cuisines, as for example celery, onions, and carrots in soffritto or mirepoix, or onions, peppers, and tomato in sofrito.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Trinity, Blessed Trinity, Sacred Trinity
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Broader terms: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah
History
From Middle English holy Trinitee, a partial translation of earlier hali þrumnesse, haliʒ ðrymnesse (“holy trinity”, literally “holy threeness”), from Old English hālgu þrines. Equivalent to holy + Trinity.
Alluding to the Holy Trinity that Trinitarian Christians worship.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
