adj
triune
Triune (adj) means being three things and one thing at the same time.
adj
1
Being three things and one thing at the same time.
"Christians believe in a triune God, meaning that he is three hypostases in perfect unity."
2
Describing a work of art or writing made of three parts joined by one common idea.
"And, with that end, Zeus reëmerges as the divine protagonist of the triune drama."
— Herbert Weir Smyth, VIII. The Orestea: III. Eumenides (1924)
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Etymology
Traces back to the PIE word *tréyes, and was borrowed into English from New Latin triūnus.
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What is the meaning of triune?
"triune" (adj) means being three things and one thing at the same time.
What is the opposite of triune?
The opposite of "triune" is single.
What are the different meanings of triune?
"triune" has 2 main meanings: 1. Being three things and one thing at the same time; 2. Describing a work of art or writing made of three parts joined by one common idea.
