"holy trinity" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Alluding to the Holy Trinity that Trinitarian Christians worship. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Holy Trinity}} Holy Trinity Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} holy trinity
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Holy Trinity (“three main ingredients of Cajun cuisine”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Holy Trinity (extra: three main ingredients of Cajun cuisine) Categories (topical): Three
    Sense id: en-holy_trinity-en-name-qycl6Bts Disambiguation of Three: 79 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4

Noun

Forms: holy trinities [plural]
Etymology: Alluding to the Holy Trinity that Trinitarian Christians worship. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Holy Trinity}} Holy Trinity Head templates: {{en-noun}} holy trinity (plural holy trinities)
  1. A triad of people or things considered essential.
    Sense id: en-holy_trinity-en-noun-XKzmx-k6

Inflected forms

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