Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unholy trinity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: un-holy trin-i-ty
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of three antagonistic and closely associated people or things.

noun

Synonym of impossible trinity.

Example Sentences

"In her essay "Zora Neale Hurston: A Cautionary Tale and a Partisan View," Alice Walker deems Hurston, Billie Holiday, and Bessie Smith "an unholy trinity.""

Inflected Forms

unholy trinities (plural)

Synonyms

impossible trinity

Questions

What does unholy trinity mean?: A set of three antagonistic and closely associated people or things.

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