di·vin·i·ty

[dih-vin-i-tee]
noun, plural di·vin·i·ties.
1.
the quality of being divine; divine nature.
2.
deity; godhood.
3.
a divine being; God.
4.
the Divinity, ( sometimes lowercase ) the Deity.
5.
a being having divine attributes, ranking below God but above humans: minor divinities.
6.
the study or science 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.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English divinite < Anglo-French < Latin dīvīnitās. See divine, -ity

Related forms
non·di·vin·i·ty, noun, plural non·di·vin·i·ties.
pre·di·vin·i·ty, noun
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divinity (dɪˈvɪnɪtɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl -ties
1.  the nature of a deity or the state of being divine
2.  a god or other divine being
3.  (often capital) the divinity another term for God
4.  another word for theology

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divinity
late 14c., "quality of being divine," also "a divine being," from O.Fr. devinité (12c.), from L. divinitatem, from divinus (see divine).
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Half-educated folks have come to regard him as a divinity who could do no wrong.
Time to move on and discover true divinity all over again.
It is about one's individual journey and relationship with divinity.
Nor is the existence of beauty any more illuminating as regards divinity.
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