divinity

[dih-vin-i-tee]

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noun, plural di·vin·i·ties.

the quality of being divine; divine nature.
deity; godhood.
a divine being; God.

the Divinity, (sometimes lowercase) the Deity.
a being having divine attributes, ranking below God but above humans: minor divinities.
the study or science of divine things; theology.
godlike character; supreme excellence.
Also called divinity fudge. a fluffy white or artificially tinted fudge made usually of sugar, corn syrup, egg whites, and flavoring, often with nuts.

Origin of divinity

1275–1325; Middle English divinite < Anglo-French < Latin dīvīnitās. See divine, -ity

Related formsnon·di·vin·i·ty, noun, plural non·di·vin·i·ties.pre·di·vin·i·ty, noun

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Related Words for divinity

sanctity, deity, holiness, god, godliness, genius, lord, spirit, goddess, godhead, celestial, godhood, godship

Examples from the Web for divinity

Contemporary Examples of divinity

He holds a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master of Theology from Emory University.
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Kirsten Powers, Jonathan Merritt
February 23, 2014
He considers the beauty of athleticism and wonders if it is proof of the existence of some divinity.
David Foster Wallace, Traditionalist? Considering ‘Both Flesh and Not: Essays’
David Masciotra
November 2, 2012
A show called “Richteriana,” at Postmasters gallery in New York, subjects his divinity to some modest doubt.
A Deity, Doubted
Blake Gopnik
June 4, 2012
One Christian man complained about “the idea that angels would forsake their divinity for aerosol cologne,” according to Jezebel.
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November 1, 2011
Judith Dupré is doing advanced studies at Yale Divinity School/Institute of Sacred Music.
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Judith Dupre
December 11, 2010

Historical Examples of divinity

She thought of Hyacinthus as she might have thought of a divinity.
Quaint Courtships
Various
For if the world failed them, did not the Divinity remain to them?
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
And so what's to become of art since there's no belief in the Divinity or even in beauty?
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
Besides, is not the yearning for the divine simply a desire to behold the Divinity?
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
Learn hence, ye swains, to fear the Gods, and to reverence the divinity of virtue.
Imogen
William Godwin

British Dictionary definitions for divinity

divinity

noun plural -ties

the nature of a deity or the state of being divine
a god or other divine being
the divinity (often capital) another term for God
another word for theology

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Word Origin and History for divinity

c.1300, "science of divine things;" late 14c., "quality of being divine," also "a divine being," from Old French devinité (12c.), from Latin divinitatem (nominative divinitas), from divinus (see divine (adj.)).