divinity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [dɪˈvɪnɪɾi] (Australia, Canada, US)
- (US) audio Maryland
- /dɪˈvɪnɪti/ (Australia, Canada, US)
- /dɪˈvɪnɪti/ (UK)
Etymology
From Old French divinité, from Latin divinitas. Composed of divine + -ity. Displaced native Old English godcundnes.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God.
They say there is divinity in odd numbers.
a. 1598, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, act V, scene I:
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(countable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God. ▸ Synonym of deity.
At the base of the whole process by which divinities and demons were created, and rites for their propitiation and placation established, lay Fear - fear stimulating the imagination to fantastic activity.
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 13:You may leave out where you live and use either initials or an alias, since gods, buddhas and other divinities look only at our hearts.
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(countable, uncountable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God. ▸ A celestial being inferior to a supreme God but superior to man.
These beings are derogatory from the wisdom and power of the author of nature, who doubtless can govern this machin he cou’d create, by more direct and easie methods, than employing these subservient divinities.
1705, George Cheyne, The Philosophical Principles of Religion Natural and Revealed, volume 1, London, page 4:Near-synonyms: demigod, semigod
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(uncountable) The study of religion or religions.
I studied divinity at Harvard Divinity School.
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(US, countable, uncountable) A fudge-like confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and white sugar.
A lot of it is food: Grits, fried green tomatoes, sweet potato pie, divinity, corn nuggets, hot tamales and crawfish are just some of the delicacies he has discussed.
2023 December 22, Rick Rojas, “Explaining the South on Instagram, One Custom at a Time”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| divinities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nondivinity · nondivinity · indivinity · nondivinity · indivinity · indivinity
Coordinates
deification · quasi-divinity · seafoam · quasi-divinity · deification · deification · quasi-divinity
Deriveds
divvers · earth divinity · Doctor of Divinity · indivinity · divinityship · systematic divinity · divinity fudge · school-divinity · quasi-divinity · divinity hall · divinitize · Bachelor of Divinity · divinitise · archdivinity · divinity-calf · case divinity · Master of Divinity · nondivinity · divinity bindings · divinity calf · divinity school
Relateds
Synonyms
godliness · demigod · theology · godship · godhood · see Thesaurus:god · deity · deity · godhood · godhood · godhead · godliness · goddess · godship · godlore · godship · godliness · semigod · deity · godhead · godhead · deity · god
Translations (83)
da teologi (study of religion or religions) · hi दिव्यता (godhood, state of being God or a god) · ca deïtat (godhood, state of being God or a god) · it divinità (study of religion or religions) · pt deidade (godhood, state of being God or a god) · de Göttlichkeit (godhood, state of being God or a god) · ang godcundnes (godhood, state of being God or a god) · cmn 神學 /神学 (study of religion or religions) · fi jumaluusoppi (study of religion or religions) · arz ألوهية (godhood, state of being God or a god) · da guddommelighed (godhood, state of being God or a god) · gl divindade (godhood, state of being God or a god) · et jumalus (godhood, state of being God or a god) · da guddom (godhood, state of being God or a god) · gl deidade (godhood, state of being God or a god) · mk божественост (godhood, state of being God or a god) · nn guddom (godhood, state of being God or a god) · ar أُلُوهِيَّة (godhood, state of being God or a god) · fi jumaluus (godhood, state of being God or a god) · cs božství (godhood, state of being God or a god) · uk боже́ственність (godhood, state of being God or a god) · pt divindade (godhood, state of being God or a god) · cmn 宗教學 /宗教学 (study of religion or religions) · bg богосло́вие (study of religion or religions) · nci īyeliztzin in Dios (godhood, state of being God or a god) · az ilahiyyat (study of religion or religions) · es divinidad (godhood, state of being God or a god) · ca divinitat (godhood, state of being God or a god) · it deità (study of religion or religions) · hu hittudomány (study of religion or religions) · th เทวภาพ (godhood, state of being God or a god) · pl boskość (godhood, state of being God or a god) · la deitas (godhood, state of being God or a god) · tl pagkabinathala (godhood, state of being God or a god) · he אלוהות (godhood, state of being God or a god) · az ülviyyət (godhood, state of being God or a god) · fr déité (godhood, state of being God or a god) · az ilahilik (godhood, state of being God or a god) · tr ilahiyat (study of religion or religions) · nl goddelijkheid (godhood, state of being God or a god) · el θεολογία (study of religion or religions) · ur الوہیت (godhood, state of being God or a god) · it deità (godhood, state of being God or a god) · nl godheid (godhood, state of being God or a god) · sh божанственост (godhood, state of being God or a god) · cmn 神威 (godhood, state of being God or a god) · es deidad (godhood, state of being God or a god) · eo dieco (godhood, state of being God or a god) · ms kedewaan (godhood, state of being God or a god) · nb guddom (godhood, state of being God or a god) · sk božstvo (godhood, state of being God or a god) · ja 神性 (godhood, state of being God or a god) · ru боже́ственность (godhood, state of being God or a god) · hu teológia (study of religion or religions) · it divinità (godhood, state of being God or a god) · ar إِلَٰهِيَّة (study of religion or religions) · de Theologie (study of religion or religions) · gl teoloxía (study of religion or religions) · ota لاهوت (godhood, state of being God or a god) · pl bóstwo (godhood, state of being God or a god) · hi देवत्व (godhood, state of being God or a god) · grc θεότης (godhood, state of being God or a god) · fr divinité (godhood, state of being God or a god) · mk божество (godhood, state of being God or a god) · ms ketuhanan (godhood, state of being God or a god) · hu isteni jelleg/mivolt (godhood, state of being God or a god) · sl božanskost (godhood, state of being God or a god) · el θεότητα (godhood, state of being God or a god) · km ទេវ (godhood, state of being God or a god) · bg боже́ственост (godhood, state of being God or a god) · sl božanstvo (godhood, state of being God or a god) · cmn 神力 (godhood, state of being God or a god) · ru теоло́гия (study of religion or religions) · nci īyeliz in Dios (godhood, state of being God or a god) · de Gottheit (godhood, state of being God or a god) · ro divinitate (godhood, state of being God or a god) · ru богосло́вие (study of religion or religions) · la divinitas (godhood, state of being God or a god) · be бо́скасць (godhood, state of being God or a god) · tl palabathalaan (study of religion or religions) · sh božanstvenost (godhood, state of being God or a god) · sa देवता (godhood, state of being God or a god) · cmn 神性 (godhood, state of being God or a god)