trinity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English trinite, from Anglo-Norman trinite and Old French ternite (modern French trinité), from Latin trīnitās, from trīnī (“three each”), from trēs (“three”). By surface analysis, trine +‎ -ity. Displaced native Old English þrines (literally “threeness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪnɪti/ Rhymes: -ɪnɪti === Noun === trinity (plural trinities) A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one. The state of being three; independence of three things; things divided into three. ==== Synonyms ==== (group of three): threesome, triad, trio, trine, troika, triumvirate; see also Thesaurus:trio (independence of three): threeness; see also Thesaurus:threeness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === binitarian binity (“twoness”) duality (“twoness”) quaternity (“fourness”) quinity (“fiveness”) Trinity Trinity College triunity unitarian unity (“oneness”)