divinity

American  

[dih-vin-i-tee] / dɪˈvɪn ɪ ti /

noun

divinities plural

1. the quality of being divine; divine nature.

2. deity; godhood.

3. a divine being; God.

4. (sometimes lowercase) the Divinity, the Deity.

5. a being having divine attributes, ranking below God but above humans.

   minor divinities.

6. the study of divine things; theology.

7. godlike character; supreme excellence.

8. Also called divinity fudge.  a fluffy white or artificially tinted fudge made usually of sugar, corn syrup, egg whites, and flavoring, often with nuts.

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divinity British  

/ dɪˈvɪnɪtɪ /

noun

1. the nature of a deity or the state of being divine

2. a god or other divine being

3. (often capital) another term for God

4. another word for theology

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nondivinity
  noun
• predivinity
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• divinities
  plural

Etymology

Origin of divinity

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English divinite from Anglo-French, from Latin dīvīnitās; see divine, -ity

Explanation

A divinity is a religious being, like a god or angel. It's also a word for the study of religion, which is studied at divinity school. If you know the word divine means holy or sacred, then you have a clue to the meaning of divinity, which can be a god or other religious being. Anything very holy is full of divinity. Divinity is also the subject of religion itself: divinity students are studying theology. But if you're not into religion, don't worry — you can still enjoy divinity, a type of white, creamy fudge made with egg whites that probably goes well with angel food cake.

Example Sentences

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Lisa-Kaindé is the bleeding heart who whispers divinity into her lyrics, and Naomi grounds them with the beating pulse of her percussion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

In the ancient Near East, the image of God was used to legitimize power of the divinity of kings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Societies across the world valued gold as a symbol of divinity, immortality, and authority; its rarity made it a special privilege to behold and possess.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Rather, Fastvold asks viewers to see God in themselves and in their fellow humans, to find spiritual power in movement, and divinity in personal restriction.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

Born the grandson of a preacher in Hickory, North Carolina, in 1928, Douglas Moore decided to follow his grandfather into the Methodist ministry and in 1951 he enrolled as a divinity student at Boston University.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Aang’s inherited mission, passed down to him by generations of previous divinities, is to restore and maintain the world’s elemental balance.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

We are, she writes, “creatures of matter who long to matter”—to ourselves, to each other and to people and divinities whose existence we take on trust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Among the Aztecs’ most revered divinities — and the beneficiary of human sacrifices — was Tláloc, the god of rain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024

Here is a Dalit theyyam performer from the state, where these dancers in trance are thought to embody the very divinities they venerate.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023

But the two divinities of Earth knew heart-rending grief.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Related Words

• deity
• sanctity