Trichotomy


noun, plural trichotomies.
1.
division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.
2.
an instance of such a division, as in thought, structure, or object.
3.
the three-part division of human beings into body, spirit, and soul.
noun (pl) -mies
1.
division into three categories
2.
(theol) the division of man into body, spirit, and soul

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