Trinity

trln'T-tT, n. (Theol.) The union of 3 persons (the Father, the Son. and the Holy Spirit) in one Godhead, so that the 3 are one God as to substance, but 3 persons as to individuality. [L. trutitas, trin i, three each.] — Trinity term. (Eng. Court*.) The sitting of the law courts between May 22 and June — Trinita'rian, -ta'rY-an, a. Of, or pert, to, the Trinity. — One who believes the doctrine of the Trinity.— Trinita'rianism, n. The doctrine of Trinitarians.- Trino'mial, -inT-al, n. (Math.) A quantity consisting of 3 terms, connected by the sign + or — [L. nomen, a name.] — Tripartite, trip'ar-tit or tri-parfit, a. Divided into 3 parts; having 3 corresponding parts or copies made between 3 parties. [L. trijuirtitus part it us, p. p. of — partiri, to part, divide, pars, partis, a part.] Trip'arti'tion, -tish'un, n. A division by 3s, or into 3 parts. — Trip'edal, -e-dal, a. Having 3 feet. [L. tripedclis; pes, ped is, a foot.] — Triper's onal. a. Consisting of 3 persons. — Triper's onaKity, n. The state of existing in 3 persons in one Godhead; trinity. — Tripet'alous, -al-us, a. (Bot.) Having 3 pet or flower leaves. — Triph'thong, trif'- or triphthong, (Pron.) A combination of 3 vowels in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; a union of 3 vowel characters, representing together a single sound, as ieu in adieu; a trigraph. [Gr. phthonge, the voice, a sound.] — Triphthon gal, -thon a. Of, or pert, to, a triphthong; consisting of 3 letters pronounced together in a single syllable.— Tri'pod, n. Any utensil or ve el supported on 3 feet a 3-legged seat, table, caldron, altar, etc. (Surv.) A 3-legged frame or stand, for supporting a theodolite, compa , etc. [Gr. tripous; pons, poilos, a foot.] — Tri'pos, n. pi. Tki'posesw At Cambridge Univ., Eng., a university examination of candidates for honors. [Perh. the 3-legged stool formerly used at the examination for these honors; perh. because the succe ful _candidates are arranged in 3 cla es.] — Trip'tote, -tot, n. (Gram.) A name or noun having 3 cases only. [Gr. trip to ton; ptotos, falling, piptein, to fall.] —„Tri'reme, -rem, n. (Gr. Antiq.) A galley or ve el with 3 benches or ranks of oars on a side. [L. triremis; rem us, an oar.] — Trisag'ion, tris-ag'T-on, n. An anthem or hymn in which the word " holy " thrice repeated. [Gr. trisagios, thrice holy; hagios, holy.]—Trisect', -sektr v. To cut or divide into 3 equal parts. [L. secare, sectum, to cut.] — Trisec'tion, n. The division of a thing, as an angle, into 3 equal parts. — Trisul'cate, -kat, a. Having 3 furrows, forks, or prongs. [L. tri sulcus; sulcus, a fork.] — Trisyllable, -sil'la-bl, n. A word consisting of 3 syllables. — Tris'yllab'ic, -ical, -il-lab'ik-al, a. Of, or pert, to, a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables. — Tri'theism, -the-izm, n. Theol.) The opinion that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are 3 distinct Gods. — Tri'theist, n. (Eccl.) One who believes that the 3 persons in the Trinity are 3 distinct Gods. — Tritheisfic, -ical, a. Of, or pertaining to, tritheism. — Tri'tone, n. (Mus.) A superfluous or augmented fourth. — Trium 'vir, um'ver, n. L. pi. -viri; E. pi. -virs. One of 3 men united in office. [L. from tres, gen.Jrium, three, and vir, a man.] — Trium'virate, -vT-rat, n. Government by 3 in coalition or a ociation; a coalition or a ociation of 3 in office or authority. — Tribune, -un, a. Being 3 in one, — an epithet used to expre the unity of the Godhead in a trinity of persons. [L. unns', one.] — Triu'iiity, -u'nT-tT, n. State or quality of being triune trinity. — Triv'et, Trev'et, n. A 3- legged iriime or other support for a kettle, etc.; a pod. [ME. trivette, F. tripied, fr. and pied, foot; same as tripod.] — Trivial, a. Of worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling. [F.; L. trivial is, prop, that which in or belongs to the cro roads or public streets, hence that which may be found everywhere, common, fr. trivium, a place where 3 roads meet, a cro -road, the public street, fr. tri and via, a way.] — Triv'iaKity, n. State or quality of being trivial: trivialne ; that which is trivial; a —Trivially, adv. — Triv'ialoe , n. — Triv^ium, -t-um, n. The 3 arts of grammar, logic, and rhetoric, — so called because they constitute a triple way, as were, to eloquence. [LL.] — Tri'- week'ly, a. Performed, occurring, or appearing 3 eve. term In. ice 8dd. tone. 647 TRIAL 627 times a week: thrice-weekly. — Tro'car. n. A surgical instrument for evacuating fluids trom cavities, as in dropsy. [F. trocar, or trois quarts, 3 quarters, trois (= L. tres) and quart, L. (jaartue, a iourth, so called from triangular point.] — Tren'tal, Trigin'tal, -jiu'tal, n. (Rom. Cath. Ch.) An office tor the dead, consisting of 30 ma es rehearsed for 30 days succe ively. A dirge an elegy. [OF., — trcnte, 30; LL. trentale, trenta, L. triginta, 30.J Tricen'nial, -sen'nT-al, a. Of, pert, to, or consisting of 30 years: occurring once in every years. [L. tricennalis, tricennium, the space of 30 years, fr. triginta, 30, and annas, a year.] — Tricen'tenary, -sen'te-na-rT, n. A period of 3 centuries; 300 years. [L. triceui for tricenti, 300: centum, 100: see Cent.] — Trill'ion, -yun, n. According to Eng. notation, the product of a million involved to the 3d power, or with 18 ciphers annexed; according to the common or French notation, the number expre ed by with 12 ciphers annexed: see Numeration, under NX'iiber. [F., triand million, 1,000,000.] Trial. See under Try. Tribasic. See under Triad.