
Trinity
Trinity - a word not found in Scripture, but used by many denominations to denote the false concept of God as subsisting in three distinct Persons. This word is derived from the Gr. trias, first used by Theophilus (A.D. 168-183), or from the Lat. trinitas, first used by Tertullian (A.D. 220), to express this doctrine. The concept of the Trinity is one rejected by the Jews as being opposed to the fundamental truth that there is but one God (Deut. 6:4).