trinity

1. 1.

   the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

   Synonymsthree3IIItriothreesometierceleashtroikatriadtrineternaryterniontriplettercet

   Broaderdigit
2. 2.

   the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead

   SynonymsHoly TrinityBlessed TrinitySacred Trinity

   BroaderGodhead
3. 3.

   three people considered as a unit

   Synonymstriothreesometriad

   Broadergathering

   Narrowertriumvirate

Other forms of trinity

plural

trinities·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about trinity

What does trinity mean?

trinity means "the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in trinity?

trinity has 3 syllables: trin-i-ty. The stress falls on "trin". In IPA it is /ˈtɹɪnəti/.

What is another word for trinity?

Close synonyms include three, 3, III, trio, threesome. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is trinity a common word?

trinity is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.