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.

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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

• 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.

Example Sentences

See’s Candies, founded in Los Angeles in 1921, makes a “St. Patrick’s Day potato” using divinity — a nougat-like, marshmallowy confection — mixed with walnut, coated in chocolate, and rolled in cocoa powder and cinnamon.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

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

What these crypto-religious artists shared was a vision of divinity shot through with doubt and wonder, weighing the desires of the flesh against the ephemerality of the holy spirit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

As such, women could access "divinity," initially the exclusive preserve of men, and the social influence that came with it, through embodying the physicality of a sometimes feminine-coded Jesus Christ.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

But divinity should not be blighted by death.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Related Words

• deity
• sanctity