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Webster 1913 Edition


Trinity

Trin′i-ty

,
Noun.
[OE.
trinitee
, F.
trinité
, L.
trinitas
, fr.
trini
three each. See
Trinal
.]
1.
(Christian Theol.)
The union of three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, so that all the three are one God as to substance, but three persons as to individuality.
2.
Any union of three in one; three units treated as one; a triad, as the Hindu trinity, or Trimurti.
3.
Any symbol of the Trinity employed in Christian art, especially the triangle.
Trinity House
,
an institution in London for promoting commerce and navigation, by licensing pilots, ordering and erecting beacons, and the like.
–
Trinity Sunday
,
the Sunday next after Whitsunday; – so called from the feast held on that day in honor of the Holy Trinity.
–
Trinity term
.
(Law)
See the Note under
Term
,
Noun.
, 5.

Webster 1828 Edition


Trinity

TRIN'ITY

,
Noun.
[L. trinitas; tres and unus, unitas, one, unity.]
In theology, the union of three persons in one Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
In my whole essay, there is not any thing like an objection against the Trinity.