What does "triquetra" mean?

A shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things and persons that are threefold (including the Christian Trinity), and a symbol of protection in Wicca.

What is a synonym for "triquetra"?

Common synonyms include: triquetral bone, triquetral bone.

How do you pronounce "triquetra"?

Pronounced //tɹaɪˈkwɛtɹə//.

Triquetra

//tɹaɪˈkwɛtɹə// noun

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Noun

1
A shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things and persons that are threefold (including the Christian Trinity), and a symbol of protection in Wicca.

Synonyms

All synonyms

triquetral bone triquetral bone

Etymology

From Latin triquētrus (“having three corners”).

Related phrases

vesica piscis

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