English Explanatory Dictionary

Holy Trinity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  2. Three prestigious colleges in the US: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
  3. Celery, bell peppers, and onions, three important ingredients in Cajun cuisine.
  4. The combination of an opioid, a benzodiazepine, and carisoprodol.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Holy Trinity.
noun
  1. A triad of people or things considered essential.
  2. 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.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Holy Trinity (“three main ingredients of Cajun cuisine”).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Holy Trinity the Holy Trinity holy trinities

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Trinity Threeness Holy Threeness

Related words

Big Three trio herb trinity
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