Trinitarian

[trin-i-tair-ee-uhn]

Trin·i·tar·i·an

[trin-i-tair-ee-uhn]
adjective
1.
believing in or adhering to the doctrine of the Trinity.
2.
pertaining to Trinitarians, or believers in the doctrine of the Trinity.
3.
belonging or pertaining to the religious order of Trinitarians.
4.
of or pertaining to the Trinity.
5.
(lowercase) forming a trinity; threefold; triple.
noun
6.
a person who believes in the doctrine of the Trinity.
7.
a member of the “Order of the Holy Trinity,” a religious order founded in 1198 to redeem Christian captives of the Muslims.

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Trinitarian has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

Origin:
1555–65; < Neo-Latin trīnitāri(us) of the Trinity (see Trinity, -ary) + -an

an·ti-Trin·i·tar·i·an, adjective, noun
non-Trin·i·tar·i·an, adjective, noun
un·trin·i·tar·i·an, adjective
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Trinitarian (ˌtrɪnɪˈtɛərɪən)
 
n
1.  a person who believes in the doctrine of the Trinity
2.  See Trinity a member of the Holy Trinity
 
adj
3.  of or relating to the doctrine of the Trinity or those who uphold it
4.  of or relating to the Holy Trinity
 
Trini'tarianism
 
n

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