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Definition of divinity
divinities
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Examples of divinity in a Sentence
Christians believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ.
the divinities of ancient Greece
Recent Examples of divinity from the Web
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Look at this current job posting at Harvard’s divinity school.
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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.
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A woman dressed in red held up a chicken—an offering to Ogou Feray, a god of iron and war, a divinity drawn directly from West African traditions and often represented by the icon of St. James the Greater.
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After graduating from college, Ingram worked as an officer for the Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America for five years before entering McCormick Theological Seminary in Hyde Park, earning a divinity degree in 1958.
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Olson received her masters of divinity at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, in 2010.
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That news, plus free copies of Rising Storm, a mercifully not-delayed-yet Divinity: Original Sin II release date, a technical dissection of Destiny 2's multiplayer back-end, Neill Blomkamp's experiments with Steam as a film platform, and more.
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A Philadelphia native, Rhoads earned religion and divinity degrees from the Philadelphia College of the Bible, Wheaton College in Illinois, Fuller Theological Seminary in California and Greenville College in Illinois.
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Jack Whitehall plays passive hero Paul Pennyfeather, a divinity student expelled from Oxford for reasons beyond his control — his clothes were removed by rowdies — and forced to find work.
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First Known Use of divinity
14th century
Other Christian Religious Terms
DIVINITY Defined for English Language Learners
divinity
playDefinition of divinity for English Language Learners
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: the state of being a god : the state of being divine
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: a god or goddess
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: the formal study of religion, religious practices, and religious beliefs
DIVINITY Defined for Kids
divinity
playDefinition of divinity for Students
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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