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noun di·vin·i·ty \ də-ˈvi-nə-tē \

Definition of divinity

plural divinities

1 :theology

2 :the quality or state of being divine

3 often capitalized :a divine being: such as

a :god 1

b (1) :god 2

(2) :goddess

4 :fudge made of whipped egg whites, sugar, and nuts

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Examples of divinity in a Sentence

Christians believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ.
the divinities of ancient Greece

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Like their Christian neighbors, the Jews of medieval Spain revered a female figure within divinity, but Jewish culture did not lead them to venerate either celibacy or virginity.

— arthur green, The Atlantic, "Restoring Kabbalah to Mainstream Judaism," 25 Aug. 2017
To counter their Egyptian associations with divinity, in 1233 A.D.,

— jackie mansky, Smithsonian, "A Brief History of Traveling with Cats," 14 Aug. 2017
By late 2014, Hoffbeck had retired from government after working at the state and North Slope Borough and had completed his master's degree in divinity at Liberty University in Virginia.

— alex demarban, Alaska Dispatch News, "Alaska Revenue Commissioner Hoffbeck resigns; deputy to serve in interim," 2 Aug. 2017
Then her husband died, and Fowler decided, at age 60, to go to divinity school.

— julie zauzmer, Washington Post, "As a great-grandmother, this pastor pursues her calling of ministering to single moms," 29 July 2017
One brims with divinity, the other is purely mechanistic.

— Longreads, "Late in Life, Thoreau Became a Serious Darwinist," 13 July 2017
That is not to say that this show, written by Adam Long, Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, is like spending a semester at divinity school.

— punch shaw, star-telegram, "The good book is good for laughs on the Amphibian stage," 10 July 2017
Look at this current job posting at Harvard’s divinity school.

— david french, National Review, "Here’s How Anti-Conservative Academic Discrimination Works," 5 July 2017
The ceremony, known as patotsav, is essentially a birthday for the set of gleaming idols that stand on the altar at the front of the building, statuettes of Hindu gods that are believed to contain the beings' divinity.

— jonathan m. pitts, baltimoresun.com, "A birthday for the gods," 4 July 2017

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First Known Use of divinity

14th century

divinity Synonyms

Synonyms

deity, godhead, godhood

Related Words

blessedness, godliness, holiness, piousness, saintliness

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

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Definition of divinity for English Language Learners

: the state of being a god : the state of being divine
: a god or goddess
: the formal study of religion, religious practices, and religious beliefs

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noun di·vin·i·ty \ də-ˈvi-nə-tē \

Definition of divinity for Students

plural divinities

1 :the quality or state of being God or a god

2 :a god or goddess

the divinities of ancient Greece

3 :the study of religion

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