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Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity

5 7.0
A Christian belief that God is three persons in one
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊli ˈtrɪnɪti/
translation icon : Santísima Trinidad
  • In Christian faith, the concept of the Holy Trinity refers to the unity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
  • dogma of the Holy Trinity
  • doctrine of the Holy Trinity
  • communion with the Holy Trinity

Examples

  • Union with God is attained through the thematic nature of Christ, the second person of the Holy Trinity.

    Academic text (2015)

  • I was pastor of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Augusta from June 1991 to July 2004.

    Blog text (20)

  • - In the name of the Holy Trinity, amen.

    Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

  • Come, I order thee in the name of the most Holy Trinity.

    Ghoulies (1985)

  • Come, I order thee, in the name of the most Holy Trinity.

    Ghoulies (1985)

  • Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

    Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (2005)

  • The Lord Jesus, as the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, is the eternal object of His Father's love.

    Blog text (4)

  • I adore the Holy Trinity, besides whom there is no God.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Rather, by the help of Your grace, may he escape the sentence which he deserves, for during his earthly life, he was signed with the seal of the Holy Trinity.

    Harold and Maude (1971)

  • In Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, close to Shakespeare's own grave, is the Clopton Chapel built for Hugh Clopton.

    Academic text (2016)

Synonyms

Trinity
vsHoly Trinity
2 7.5

A Christian belief that God is three persons in one

is identical in meaning but used more in formal or devotional language
Blessed Trinity
vsHoly Trinity
  • Formal
1 8.9

A Christian belief that God is three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

is the neutral, general expression rather than a specifically devotional one
Trinitarianism
vsHoly Trinity
1 9.7

Belief that the one God exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

is the general label for the union rather than the theological doctrine about it
Sacred Trinity
vsHoly Trinity
9.3

Three persons in one God in Christian belief, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

is the broader neutral label without added solemn or liturgical feeling

Surface Forms

Holy Trinity singular

Morphology

holy + Trinity

The meaning is directly compositional: 'holy' (sacred/divine) modifies 'Trinity' (the three-person God), so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase refers to the sacred threefold Godhead. This is a standard, cross-linguistically common religious compound (e.g., Spanish 'Santa Trinidad', French 'Sainte Trinité'), making it transparently interpretable.

Etymology

Holy Trinity comes from Christian teaching that three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, are one God. A common image is three flames from one candle or three faces on one coin to show they are different but the same, so the phrase means 'three persons in one God'.