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trichotomist

trichotomist

9.9
A person who divides things into three parts, for example body, mind, and spirit
  • noun
  • /traɪˈkɒtəˌmɪst/
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  • In philosophy, a trichotomist might divide emotions into three categories: happiness, sadness, and anger.

Examples

  • A trichotomist believes in dividing concepts into three distinct categories.

  • The ancient scholar was a well-known trichotomist who believed in the division of reality into three elements.

  • As a trichotomist, she argued that human nature consists of body, mind, and spirit.

  • The debate between the dichotomist and the trichotomist revealed different approaches to philosophy.

  • Many philosophers are trichotomists when discussing human nature.

  • A trichotomist analyzes the mind, body, and spirit as distinct but interconnected components of human existence.

  • The trichotomist approach helps to clarify complex issues by breaking them down into three simpler parts.

Synonyms

trialist
vstrichotomist
1 9.9

A person who wants government power shared by three groups

covers three part division across different fields rather than only state power

Surface Forms

trichotomist singular
trichotomists plural

Morphology

trichotomist = trichotomy (transparent) = trichotomy + ist

Agentive suffix '-ist' attaches to 'trichotomy' to yield 'person who practices or supports a threefold division', a straightforward formation.

Etymology

Trichotomist comes from tri- ('three') and -tomy ('cut' or 'division'), the same 'tri-' you see in triangle or triple. So a trichotomist is someone who 'cuts' an idea or thing into three parts, for example body, mind, and spirit.