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Trine   /traɪn/   Listen
noun
Trine  n.  
1.
(Astrol.) The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon. "In sextile, square, and trine."
2.
A triad; trinity. (R.) "A single trine of brazen tortoises." "Eternal One, Almighty Trine!"


adjective
Trine  adj.  Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness.


verb
Trine  v. t.  To put in the aspect of a trine. (R.) "By fortune he (Saturn) was now to Venus trined."





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"Trine" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Acts of the Apostles is the triune name used in baptism. Pages could be written showing the absurdity of the teachings of trine immersionists, but we consider that what has been written is clear enough to convince candid, unbiased minds, and any amount of argument will not convince those who defiantly set themselves against any reasonings contrary to ...
— The Gospel Day • Charles Ebert Orr
... came noisily in through the deep stone entrance of their father's house, the old servant Trine appeared in a doorway holding a light high above her head to see whence came all the uproar, and from whom. "So," at last she said, half scoldingly, half pleasantly; "your mother has been asking for you for a long ...
— Rico And Wiseli - Rico And Stineli, And How Wiseli Was Provided For • Johanna Spyri
... adore and of Thee only do we crave aid * Guide us to the path which is straight * The path of those for whom Thy love is great, not those on whom is hate, nor they that deviate * Amen! O Lord of the World's trine. ...
— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 4 • Richard F. Burton
... I can take Philomele with me. Trine! Trine! bring me Philomele, I want to take Philomele!" shouted the little girl as loud as ...
— Uncle Titus and His Visit to the Country • Johanna Spyri
... (ta ethne) and their baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. That this verse is not historical but a late tradition, intended to support ecclesiastical practice, is shown by the absence of the trine formula of baptism in Acts and the Epistles, and the extreme reluctance with which the apostles, who are supposed to have received this revelation, undertook a mission to the Gentiles. We have to choose ...
— Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity • Kirsopp Lake


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