trinitarian

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trinitarian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Redemptionist \Re*demp"tion*ist\, n. (R.C.Ch.)
     A monk of an order founded in 1197; -- so called because the
     order was especially devoted to the redemption of Christians
     held in captivity by the Mohammedans. Called also
     Trinitarian.
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  Trinitarian \Trin`i*ta"ri*an\, a. [Cf. F. trinitaire. See
     Trinity.]
     Of or pertaining to the Trinity, the doctrine of the Trinity,
     or believers in that doctrine.
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  Trinitarian \Trin`i*ta"ri*an\, n.
     1. One who believes in the doctrine of the Trinity.
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     2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a monastic order founded in Rome in
        1198 by St. John of Matha, and an old French hermit, Felix
        of Valois, for the purpose of redeeming Christian captives
        from the Moslems.
        [1913 Webster]

trinitarian - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Trinitarian
      n 1: adherent of Trinitarianism