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tri-personal, a. Theol.|traɪˈpɜːsənəl|
[f. tri- + L. persōna person + -al1.]
Consisting of or existing in three persons: said of the Godhead (see person n. 7 a); also, relating to the three persons of the Godhead.
1641Milton Reform. ii. Wks. 1851 III. 68 Thou..one Tri-personall Godhead, looke upon this thy poore and almost spent, and expiring Church. 1859G. Bush Swedenborg's Doctr. (1875) 25 Those who oppose the tripersonal scheme [of the Trinity] will be accused of rejecting a Trinity in any sense whatever. 1871H. Macmillan True Vine iii. (1872) 88 In our creation as body, soul, and spirit, God exhibited the tri-personal aspect of His nature.
Hence triˈpersonalism, the doctrine or theory of three persons in the Godhead; triˈpersonalist, one who holds this doctrine; tripersoˈnality, the condition of being tripersonal, existence in three persons; triˈpersonally adv., in a tripersonal manner, in three persons.
1886N. F. Ravlin Progress. Th. Gt. Subj. i. 14 Jesus..did not speak the truth, if the popular doctrine of *tripersonalism be true. 1846Worcester cites Clissold for *Tripersonalist. 1855Smedley, etc. Occult Sciences 109 The modern Jews, in opposition to the tripersonalists, consider the whole as attributes.
1673Milton True Relig. 7 *Tripersonality [see trinunity]. 1836Carlyon Early Years 290 The Tri⁓personality of the Deity is the very corner-stone of our religion.
1901Moberly Atonement & Personality 154 The Three Persons are neither Three Gods, nor Three parts of God. Rather they are God Threefoldly, God *Tri-personally. |