Example Sentences

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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

The divinities guarantee peace of mind and stability and shouldn’t be angered, he said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023

Leucothea and her son Palaemon, once mortals, became divinities of the sea, as did also Glaucus, but all three were unimportant.

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