Trinity : (noun)
1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce,
leash, troika, triad, trine, ternary, ternion,
triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace]
2: the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one
Godhead [syn: Trinity, Holy Trinity, Blessed Trinity,
Sacred Trinity]
3: three people considered as a unit [syn: trio, threesome,
triad]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Trinity : \Trin"i*ty\, n. [OE. trinitee, F. trinit['e], 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, n., 5.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Trinity, AL (town, FIPS 76872)
Location: 34.59860 N, 87.08983 W
Population (1990): 1380 (501 housing units)
Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 35673
Trinity, KY
Zip code(s): 41179
Trinity, NC (CDP, FIPS 68400)
Location: 35.88786 N, 80.01453 W
Population (1990): 5469 (2199 housing units)
Area: 33.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27370
Trinity, TX (city, FIPS 73664)
Location: 30.94420 N, 95.37333 W
Population (1990): 2648 (1289 housing units)
Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75862
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Trinity : a word not found in Scripture, but used to express the doctrine
of the unity of God as subsisting in three distinct Persons.
This word is derived from the Gr. trias, first used by
Theophilus (A.D. 168-183), or from the Lat. trinitas, first used
by Tertullian (A.D. 220), to express this doctrine. The
propositions involved in the doctrine are these: 1. That God is
one, and that there is but one God (Deut. 6:4; 1 Kings 8:60;
Isa. 44:6; Mark 12:29, 32; John 10:30). 2. That the Father is a
distinct divine Person (hypostasis, subsistentia, persona,
suppositum intellectuale), distinct from the Son and the Holy
Spirit. 3. That Jesus Christ was truly God, and yet was a Person
distinct from the Father and the Holy Spirit. 4. That the Holy
Spirit is also a distinct divine Person.
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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