divinity

[ 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 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.

divinity

/ dɪˈvɪnɪtɪ /

noun

1. the nature of a deity or the state of being divine
2. a god or other divine being
3. See God
   the divinity
   the divinity often capital another term for God
4. See theology
   another word for theology

Other Words From

• non·di·vin·i·ty noun plural nondivinities
• pre·di·vin·i·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of divinity¹

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

Example Sentences

Ymir, in turn, gave birth to a host of mythical creatures and divinities, including the first male, female, and six-headed monster.

From Realm of History

This is how the power of divinity was imagined, this kind of omniscience.

From Time

That’s when he shared his recipes for divinity fudge and pralines with Nettie, who carried the secret to these sticky sweet nuggets — a mix of pecans, brown sugar, cream and butter — with her when she later relocated to Michigan.

From Ozy

She attended Howard University, earning a bachelor’s degree in sociology, a master’s in city planning, then another master’s and a doctorate from the School of Divinity.

From Washington Post

“I thought if I could meld my sociology and city planning with divinity, I could get some things done in Haiti,” said Fisher, who serves as bishop of the Full Gospel Church of the Lord’s Missions International in the District.

From Washington Post

He holds a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master of Theology from Emory University.

From The Daily Beast

Data eclipsed God in 1973, and its continuing ascendance suggests a culture that treats it as a surrogate divinity.

From The Daily Beast

No one in the industry has been doing more to push the image of pop divinity than Lana.

From The Daily Beast

He considers the beauty of athleticism and wonders if it is proof of the existence of some divinity.

From The Daily Beast

A show called “Richteriana,” at Postmasters gallery in New York, subjects his divinity to some modest doubt.

From The Daily Beast

You may imagine the effect this missive produced upon the proud, high-minded doctor of divinity.

From Project Gutenberg

Philip Limborch died; a Dutch professor of divinity, and author of a history of the inquisition.

From Project Gutenberg

Herbert Marsh, professor of divinity in the university of Cambridge, England, died.

From Project Gutenberg

Frederick Spanheim died; a noted divinity professor at Leyden, and a voluminous writer.

From Project Gutenberg

John Laurence Berti, a learned monk of Tuscany, died; author of about 20 quarto volumes of divinity.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• deity
• sanctity