Holy Trinity

noun

1

: trinity sense 1

According to legend, St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to the Celts.

—Rosemary Ellen Guiley

2

or holy trinity

a

: a group of three things or people regarded as having fundamental importance or prominence in a particular place or area of interest or activity

By September, the region's famous foliage is emerging, the air is crisp, and it's prime time for the first two sports of the Woodstock Holy Trinity of fishing, biking, and skiing.

—National Geographic

I grew up in a town so white that our celebrity holy trinity consisted of Martha Stewart, Paul Newman, and Jason Robards.

—Robert Wilder

Vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, the holy trinity of young ice-cream purists …

—Pierre Franey

… mocks the holy trinity of the art world—sex, drugs and pretension.

—Maria Simson

b

cooking : the combination of onion, bell pepper, and celery as it is employed in Cajun and Creole cuisine

Almost every traditional Cajun recipe calls for the merged flavors of the Holy Trinity to serve as its underpinning, rendering the three aromatic vegetables the most prized ingredients of all in New Orleans cookery.

—Lia Ryerson

Examples of Holy Trinity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Blessed Sacrament Chapel’s tabernacle is supported by three legs, symbolizing the Holy Trinity. —Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025

Over the razor wire, the permanent residents of Most Holy Trinity are largely unknown. —Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025

The lighting was inspired by Holy Trinity Church, near Sloane Square, which is known as a temple to Arts & Crafts design, and by local architectural styles ranging from Georgian to Dutch to midcentury modern. —Samantha Conti, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025

Results Monday Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity 91, ACGC 72 ACGC (13-6) ………………. 30 42 – 72 LP/HT (11-9) ……………… 56 35 – 91 ACGC: 22-70 FG; 4-19 3-pt; 24-39 FT; 19 fouls. —Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Holy Trinity

• alkalinity
• consanguinity
• crystallinity
• femininity
• masculinity
• affinity
• divinity
• infinity
• salinity
• vicinity
• virginity