quinity

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of quintet: A group of five. countable,uncountable
    — His subject is a "strange image" among the llth century drawings of the Winchester school, which he calls a quinity. But what is a quinity? Let me explain it in his own words: "It is a Quaternity of God the Father, the Son, St. Mary, and the Holy Ghost; or, if we add the Infant on the lap of the Virgin, we face the seemingly unique representation of what logically must be called a Quinity".
  2. Synonym of fiveness: The state of being five or having 5 parts. countable,uncountable

词形变化

quinities plural

词汇关系

并列词
quinary unity duality trinity quaternity

词源

From Latin quīnitās, from quīnī (“five each”).
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