triune

1 of 2

noun

tri·​une ˈtrī-ˌyün 

often capitalized

: trinity sense 1

triune

2 of 2

adjective

: three in one:

a

: of or relating to the Trinity

the triune God

b

: consisting of three parts, members, or aspects

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But good luck with that against Brady, head of a New England triune quarterback panel that has not thrown an interception in its first 249 throws of the season. —David White, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2016

Adjective

The new answer from Tosches’ team doesn’t mean that the neocortex in mammals evolved to sit neatly atop older brain regions, as the triune brain theory proposed. —Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023

In the mid-1900s, Paul MacLean, a neuroscientist at Yale and then the National Institute of Mental Health, began developing the triune brain hypothesis. —Hannah Thomasy, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2022

Thus, the triple bottom line is upending the pyramid, replacing it with a triune obligation toward profits, people and the planet. —Jeffrey Bartel, Forbes, 27 June 2022

Our triune brain gives us a superb piece of hardware that no other living species on Earth has. —Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021

To my faith in the triune God when I was confirmed ... —Adam Geller, Star Tribune, 10 Jan. 2021

Taylor is the lone woman in a triune tragedy that has sparked outrage across the nation and the globe. —NBC News, 8 June 2020

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin tri- + unus one — more at one

First Known Use

Noun

1605, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1632, in the meaning defined above