unholy trinity en · NOUN
Meanings
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A set of three antagonistic and closely associated people or things.
In her essay "Zora Neale Hurston: A Cautionary Tale and a Partisan View," Alice Walker deems Hurston, Billie Holiday, and Bessie Smith "an unholy trinity."
2005, Cheryl A. Wall, Worrying the Line: Black Women Writers, Lineage, and Literary Tradition:
- Synonym of impossible trinity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unholy trinities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |