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单词 triune
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Definition of triune in English:

triune

adjective ˈtrʌɪjuːnˈtraɪ(j)un
  • Consisting of three in one (used especially with reference to the Trinity)

    the triune Godhead
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Holy Spirit is the third member of the triune Godhead: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
    • The christological inflection of the triune name is the familiar formula ‘the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.’
    • As we shall see, each inflection of the triune name identifies all three persons of the Trinity.
    • Discernment of tradition is primarily a response to God, specifically the triune God of ‘an orthodox Trinitarian theology.’
    • Conversely, when Christians read the Scriptures in a way that permits the theological inflection of the triune name to drop out of consideration or awareness, the identity of the divine persons is illuminated in a one-sided way.

Derivatives

  • triunity

  • nounPlural triunities trʌɪˈjuːnɪti
    • Not only is the plurality of God found in the Old Testament, but the members of the triunity are also defined.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This suggests that the centrality of God's triunity goes beyond the doctrine of God.
      • Note that when we talk of the functioning of the triunities, these meanings imply the realization of purpose and hence of value.
      • God is not an isolated, motionless ‘being’ - he is not a static unity, but a dynamic triunity.
      • The triunities eventuate the realization of infinity as universal function.

Origin

Early 17th century: from tri- 'three' + Latin unus 'one'.

 
 

Definition of triune in US English:

triune

adjectiveˈtraɪ(j)unˈtrī(y)o͞on
  • Consisting of three in one (used especially with reference to the Trinity)

    the triune Godhead
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Holy Spirit is the third member of the triune Godhead: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
    • Conversely, when Christians read the Scriptures in a way that permits the theological inflection of the triune name to drop out of consideration or awareness, the identity of the divine persons is illuminated in a one-sided way.
    • As we shall see, each inflection of the triune name identifies all three persons of the Trinity.
    • Discernment of tradition is primarily a response to God, specifically the triune God of ‘an orthodox Trinitarian theology.’
    • The christological inflection of the triune name is the familiar formula ‘the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.’

Origin

Early 17th century: from tri- ‘three’ + Latin unus ‘one’.

 
 
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