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triunity

triunity

9.9
A group of three things joined and treated as one thing
  • noun
  • /traɪˈjuːnɪti/
translation icon : triunidad
  • Throughout Peacocke's writings, the transcendent, immanent, and incarnate creativity and relationality of God have been held together in a variety of ways by the Christian concept of the triunity of God.
  • the triunity of God

Examples

  • What is the point of distinguishing the modes of suffering in the triunity of God?

    Academic text (2006)
  • So God's triunity precedes the divine lordship. 97

    Academic text (1990)
  • Many theologians discuss the concept of triunity to explain how God's three persons operate as one.

  • The notion of triunity helps illustrate the relationship between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in Christianity.

  • In philosophy, triunity can be used to describe any group of three entities that are perceived as a single unit.

Synonyms

trio
vstriunity
65 2.7

A group of three people who perform together, like musicians

emphasizes unified three as a single entity rather than performers
threesome
vstriunity
14 5.4

A group of three people who act together

frames the three as a unified single entity rather than just people
trinity
vstriunity
5 6.3

A group of three people or things seen as one unit

highlights the same unity but also as a defined group
triplet
vstriunity
4 3.7

A group of three similar things seen as one unit

focuses more on three as one rather than on similarity
trinary
vstriunity
1 7.4

A group of three people or things

focuses on unity as one combined whole instead of mere composition
trine
vstriunity
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A group of three things

is used instead to stress unity and combined threefold nature
triplicity
vstriunity
9.9

A group of three things seen or used together

focuses instead on three parts forming a single unified whole
ternary
vstriunity
  • Specialized
7.7

Having three parts

places more stress on being a single merged unit than parts

How Many

tetrasomy
  • Specialized
9.9
valence
  • Specialized
1 8.9
triunity
9.9
bivalence
  • Specialized
9.8

Surface Forms

triunity singular
triunities plural

Morphology

triunity = unity (transparent) = tri + unity

Formed by clear prefixation: 'tri-' (three) + 'unity' (oneness) gives the straightforward meaning 'three-in-one'.

Etymology

The word triunity comes from the parts tri- and unity, where tri- means 'three', just like in tricycle or triangle, and unity means 'one' or being together. So, triunity means 'three-in-one', a group of three seen as a single unit.