trinitarian
/ˌtɹɪn.ɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Believing in the Trinity.
adj
Of or pertaining to the Trinity (the three persons of the Godhead) or to the doctrine of Trinity.
adj
Of or pertaining to a trinity, a group of three (almost exclusively when compared to the Christian Trinity).
noun
Alternative form of Trinitarian.
adj
Alternative form of Trinitarian.
Example Sentences
- "It was no less than whether the psychic movement in Britain was destined to take a Unitarian or a Trinitarian course."
- "The influence of trinitarian iconography is evident to varying degrees. Teresa and Elizabeth, for example, make reference to particular visual images of the Trinity."
- "In polytheism we find also a tendency to a trinitarian grouping of gods, and in each threefold group one god who was at least primus inter pares."
- "See PL 210.54C and James J. Sheridan's stimulating observations on the Trinitarian grouping of Nature, Genius, and Truth (in his note on p. 218)."
- "It is in Hastings' Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics: […]"
- "[…] The ancient Egyptians believed in the Trinitarian group of Osiris, Isis and Horus while the Hindus had Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, and the later Christians described God as God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌtɹɪn.ɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
- British English: /ˌtɹɪn.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.