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divinity

American  
[dih-vin-i-tee] / dɪˈvɪn ɪ ti /

noun

plural

divinities

  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.

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • nondivinity noun
  • predivinity noun

Etymology

Origin of divinity

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

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Example Sentences

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The overwhelming majority backed the Nicene Creed, which affirmed the full divinity of Jesus, declaring he is “of one substance” and thus equal to God the Father.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Those low, low prices on Hertz rentals, on the other hand — that’s divinity!

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

Women could access "divinity" . . . through embodying the physicality of a sometimes feminine-coded Jesus Christ.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

In 1958, Lawson moved to Nashville and enrolled in Vanderbilt University’s divinity program.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2024

"Let them show us their divinity, their connection to the Goddess of Beauty."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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