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

Softball The First Academy 15, Holy Trinity Episcopal 0 Buzz: Elissa Moore had 3 hits and 3 runs scored for TFA (4-7) while Peyton Watts also had 3 hits with 2 runs scored, and Nola-Blair Simmons added a triple, double and 2 RBIs. —Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025

Benjamin finished the year at 17-3-1, falling in the regional final to Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy. —Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025

Recreate her Holy Trinity with Savette’s newest Pochette top-handle in warm peach suede, Ganni’s leopard-print coat, and Agolde’s leather pants. —Talia Abbas, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025

Summer of change is coming at Liverpool It’s well publicised that Liverpool could lose their Holy Trinity in a couple of months: Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk. —Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 Mar. 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