trine
Example Sentences
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And how often are Mercury and Venus trine?
From New York Times
Her pained, nostalgic aria “In quelle trine morbide” felt more like a collection of stunning vocal effects — a gauzy yet clear half-voice, shining high notes, clarity of tone — than like an expression of deep feeling.
From New York Times
It wants no man fined because he contradicts its doc- trines.
From Project Gutenberg
They hold to a trine baptism—dipping the candidate three times, with the face downward into the water.
From Project Gutenberg
These Bramans greatly honour the number trine: they hold that there is a God in three persons, and who is not more than one.
From Project Gutenberg
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