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as in deity
the quality or state of being divine
Henry David Thoreau felt the presence of divinity in every part of nature
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as in God
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the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
communal worship of the Divinity was expected of every member of the colony
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Recent Examples of divinity
Fado earned his master’s degree in divinity at Boston University’s School of Theology then returned to California’s Central Valley, his ministry and activism finding root in Fresno.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The album also cultivates spaces where divinity and humanity can coexist.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
All humans remained sick and suffering until God, out of love, decided to send down the Word in the form of His Son, thereby uniting His divinity with Nature.
—Mary Jo Bang
july 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
The requirements in the bill stipulate that the chaplains must pass a criminal background check and have a bachelor's or masters degree in divinity, theology, religious studies or a related field, as well as some years of counseling experience.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The album also cultivates spaces where divinity and humanity can coexist.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
All humans remained sick and suffering until God, out of love, decided to send down the Word in the form of His Son, thereby uniting His divinity with Nature.
—Mary Jo Bang
july 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
The requirements in the bill stipulate that the chaplains must pass a criminal background check and have a bachelor's or masters degree in divinity, theology, religious studies or a related field, as well as some years of counseling experience.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divinity
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The film very loosely adapts one tale from the lore of the titular Chinese protection deity, an eccentric-looking boy warrior of mystical, demonic birth.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Going further back, a sun disk hovered over the ancient Egyptian god Ra, and in Eastern religions a nimbus halo appeared over the Buddha and the Hindu deities.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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For whatever reason, the weather gods were certainly smiling on Venice this year.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Temkin’s Olympus language includes an interpreter consisting of Greek gods, which must be asked to do things in the proper way.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Divinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divinity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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