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  • 1Trinity Sunday — • The first Sunday after Pentecost, instituted to honour the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Trinity Sunday     Trinity Sunday      …

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  • 2Trinity Sunday — Trinity Trin i*ty, n. [OE. trinitee, F. trinit[ e], L. trinitas, fr. trini three each. See {Trinal}.] 1. (Christian Theol.) The union of three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, so that all the three are one God as… …

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  • 3Trinity Sunday —    Trinity Sunday is a Festival of late institution, as the day on which it is observed was originally kept as the Octave of Whitsun Day. It was not until A.D. 1260 that it was first directed by the Synod of Aries to be observed by the whole… …

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  • 4Trinity Sunday — n. the Sunday after Pentecost, dedicated to the Trinity …

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  • 5Trinity Sunday — Infobox Holiday holiday name = Trinity Sunday type = Christianity caption = observedby = Western Christianity date = Sunday after Pentecost celebrations = The Trinity observances = relatedto = Pentecost AdventTrinity Sunday is the first Sunday… …

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  • 6Trinity Sunday — noun eighth Sunday after Easter • Hypernyms: ↑Christian holy day * * * Trinity Sunday [Trinity Sunday] the Sunday after ↑Whit Sunday and an important festival in the Christian year …

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  • 7Trinity Sunday — noun The Sunday after Whitsunday, which is observed as a liturgical feast in honor of the Holy Trinity; either Sunday is considered as the end of Eastertide See Also: Trinity Monday, Trinitytide …

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  • 8Trinity Sunday — /trɪnəti ˈsʌndeɪ/ (say trinuhtee sunday) noun Christianity the Sunday next after Pentecost or Whit Sunday, observed as a festival in honour of the Trinity …

  • 9Trinity Sunday — the Sunday after Pentecost, observed as a festival in honor of the Trinity. [1400 50; late ME] * * * …

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  • 10Trinity Sunday — Trin′ity Sun′day n. rel the Sunday after Pentecost, observed as a festival in honor of the Trinity • Etymology: 1400–50 …

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