Etymology

triclavianism

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Today it means: The belief that three nails were used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Full definition →

Latin clavus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromclavus“nail”
  2. English todaytriclavianism

From tri- + Latin clavus (“nail”) + -ian + -ism, coined by George Stanley Faber in 1838.

Words from the same roots

Latinclavus all →

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