triquetra means A shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things and persons that are threefold (including the Christian Trinity), and a symbol of protection in Wicca. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
TRIQUETRA — [Noun] A unified shape comprising three interlaced, symmetrical arcs, forming a continuous knot that symbolizes threefold unity, often of the divine or protective. From the Latin triquetrus ("having three corners"). Unlike the dynamic triskelion—which denotes three radiating spirals, suggesting motion and cycles—or the abstract triad—a general grouping of three, lacking specific form—the triquetra is a singular, static knot, a closed circuit of three. It is the cool weight of a silver amulet against the skin, the sober curves carved into a Celtic high cross, and the intricate pattern tooled into the leather cover of a medieval Psalter—three distinct paths that are, upon closer inspection, one unbroken line tracing the mystery of things separate and yet the same.
noun
- A shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things and persons that are threefold (including the Christian Trinity), and a symbol of protection in Wicca.