divinity

[ dih-vin-i-tee ]
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noun,plural di·vin·i·ties.
  1. the quality of being divine; divine nature.

  2. deity; godhood.

  1. a divine being; God.

  2. the Divinity, (sometimes lowercase) the Deity.

  3. a being having divine attributes, ranking below God but above humans: minor divinities.

  4. the study of divine things; theology.

  5. godlike character; supreme excellence.

  6. 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

1
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English divinite from Anglo-French, from Latin dīvīnitās; see divine, -ity

Other words from divinity

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

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British Dictionary definitions for divinity

divinity

/ (dɪˈvɪnɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the nature of a deity or the state of being divine

  2. a god or other divine being

  1. the divinity (often capital) another term for God

  2. another word for theology

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