Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being three in one. Used especially of the Christian Trinity.
- noun A trinity.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Three in one.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Being three in one; -- an epithet used to express the unity of a trinity of persons in the Godhead.
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- adjective
Threefold , having three components that are both separate and united; said especially of theTrinity of Christian doctrine.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being three in one; used especially of the Christian Trinity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Middle Ages been known as the triune kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia, and
The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey Nevill Forbes 1906
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He described Saturn as "triune" in form, mistaking the rings for a planet straddled by two close moons.
SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: From Galileo to Cassini -- 400 Years of Saturn's Rings 2010
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He described Saturn as "triune" in form, mistaking the rings for a planet straddled by two close moons.
SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: From Galileo to Cassini -- 400 Years of Saturn's Rings 2010
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The Trinity, as commonly accepted, Mrs. Eddy denies, though she seems to admit a kind of triune nature in God by saying over and over again that he is "Love, Truth, and Life."
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Join me, won't you, for one more trip around the triune block!
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Join me, won't you, for one more trip around the triune block!
May | 2009 | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009
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It is abundantly clear that we have no need to maintain a “strategic triad”—missiles, bombers, and submarines—and an army of nuclear strategists to worship at the triune perfection of the “nuclear triad.”
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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Rather, I'm saying that we need to recapture an earlier spirit which the New Testament and the primitive Roman liturgy stress, namely, God's work of Redemption as the best clue to the triune God who acts behind it.
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"If a soldier wants to pray with me, I make it clear that yes, I'm a Protestant and I approach life from the perspective of a triune God, but I will pray with them no matter what their tradition," says Sampson.
Rick Hamlin: Should Taxpayers Support Religion In The Military? Rick Hamlin 2011
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"If a soldier wants to pray with me, I make it clear that yes, I'm a Protestant and I approach life from the perspective of a triune God, but I will pray with them no matter what their tradition," says Sampson.
Rick Hamlin: Should Taxpayers Support Religion In The Military? Rick Hamlin 2011
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