Holy trinity
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A triad of people or things considered essential.
"Wonder, praise, and gratitude constitute the holy trinity of worship that inspires, heals, transforms, and challenges pastors and their communities in their quest to be God's companions mending the world."
- 2 A triad of people or things considered essential.; Any of several triads of core ingredients of certain cuisines, as for example celery, onions, and carrots in soffritto or mirepoix, or onions, peppers, and tomato in sofrito.
- 1 The three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Holy Trinity. alt-of
"... that it is impossible but that he should have a regard to this very place in his so perpetually using that style touching himself. And therefore it being Christ, it is plain that the second Hypostasis of the holy Trinity is here exhibited in this divine ..."
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of Holy Trinity (“three main ingredients of Cajun cuisine”). alt-of
"It includes the Cajun-Creole holy trinity— onions, celery, and bell peppers."
- 4 Three prestigious colleges in the US: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. US, informal
- 5 Celery, bell peppers, and onions, three important ingredients in Cajun cuisine. US, informal
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- 6 The combination of an opioid, a benzodiazepine, and carisoprodol. informal
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More examples"... that it is impossible but that he should have a regard to this very place in his so perpetually using that style touching himself. And therefore it being Christ, it is plain that the second Hypostasis of the holy Trinity is here exhibited in this divine ..."
Etymology
From Middle English holy Trinitee, a partial translation of earlier hali þrumnesse, haliʒ ðrymnesse (“holy trinity”, literally “holy threeness”), from Old English hālgu þrines. Equivalent to holy + Trinity.
Alluding to the Holy Trinity that Trinitarian Christians worship.