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# trinity

«trinity» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the Christian belief that there is one God who is three…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (the Trinity; a trinity, trinities)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (church) The Trinity is the Christian belief that there is one God who is three persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trinity/#m1)

2) A trinity is any group of three things or people that belong closely together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trinity/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In religious education Christians believe in the Holy Trinity, and it is shown with symbols such as the shamrock or a triangle; Trinity Sunday is a feast in the church year. Many churches, schools and colleges are named Trinity. In everyday writing «a trinity» is a set of three. Phrases: «the Holy Trinity», «Trinity Sunday», «Trinity College», «an unholy trinity» (three bad things together, joking).

### examples

- ShMA is in Chaldee a name for the Trinity (Parkhurst). (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trinity/#x1)
- Christians believe in the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trinity/#x2)
- Saint Patrick is said to have used a shamrock to explain the Trinity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trinity/#x3)
- Our church is called Holy Trinity Church. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trinity/#x4)
- The priest preached about the Trinity on Trinity Sunday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trinity/#x5)
- Reading, writing and maths are the trinity of basic skills. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trinity/#x6)
- The triangle on the window stands for the Trinity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trinity/#x7)
- Wind, rain and cold were the trinity that ruined our picnic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trinity/#x8)

### note

Capital T for the Christian belief. Countable when it means any set of three. Jews and Muslims do not believe in the Trinity; Christians say it is a mystery that is hard to explain fully. Related: triple, trio, tri- (three).

### In the corpora

- [The Trinity means one God in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit/8/)
- [A few groups that call themselves Christian do not accept the Trinity.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «trinity» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trinity/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.