Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - trinity
Trinity
trinity
n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state of being three. 2 a group of three. 3 (the Trinity or Holy Trinity) Theol. the three persons of the Christian Godhead (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). Phrases and idioms Trinity Brethren the members of Trinity House. Trinity House Brit. an association concerned with the licensing of pilots, the erection and maintenance of buoys, lighthouses, etc., in England, Wales, etc. Trinity Sunday the next Sunday after Whit Sunday. Trinity term Brit. the university and law term beginning after Easter. Etymology: ME f. OF trinit{eacute} f. L trinitas -tatis triad (as TRINE)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English trinite, from Anglo-French trinité, from Late Latin trinitat-, trinitas state of being threefold, from Latin trinus threefold Date: 13th century the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead according to Christian dogma, a group of three closely related persons or things, the Sunday after Whitsunday observed as a feast in honor of the ~, II. geographical name river E Texas flowing SE into Galveston Bay ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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