Trinity Sunday
Trinity Sunday proper noun: the Sunday after Whitsunday/Pentecost in the Western Christian tradition (or the Sunday of Pentecost in the Eastern Christian tradition), observed as a liturgical feast in honor of the Holy Trinity.
Proper noun
Trinity Sunday (plural Trinity Sundays)
- The Sunday after Whitsunday/Pentecost in the Western Christian tradition (or the Sunday of Pentecost in the Eastern Christian tradition), observed as a liturgical feast in honor of the Holy Trinity.
- He [Edward the Black Prince] lived to come home and make himself popular with the people and Parliament, and he died on Trinity Sunday, the eighth of June, one thousand three hundred and seventy-six, at forty-six years old.1852–1854, Charles Dickens, chapter XVIII, in A Child's History of England, London: Chapman & Hall, published 1905
- Synonyms:
- Trinity
Synonyms of Trinity Sunday
Forms of Trinity Sunday
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Origin of Trinity Sunday
Trinity (“the Christian Holy Trinity”) + Sunday
Questions about Trinity Sunday
- What does Trinity Sunday mean?
- Trinity Sunday means the Sunday after Whitsunday/Pentecost in the Western Christian tradition (or the Sunday of Pentecost in the Eastern Christian tradition), observed as a liturgical feast in honor of the Holy Trinity.
- What part of speech is Trinity Sunday?
- Trinity Sunday is a proper noun.
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