divinities

plural of divinity
as in deities
a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world a modest temple built for one of the minor divinities in ancient Greek mythology

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Recent Examples of divinities The Marby grave brings together cremation, a stone monument, and this ritualistic deposit of bronze objects, which is synonymous with the end of this era when the treatment and use of bronze objects changed—often left in hoards on land or in water, sometimes as offerings to gods or divinities. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026 The pawangs—who came from a variety of Malay, Tamil, or Arab Muslim backgrounds—also understood themselves as negotiating for safe passage with non-Muslim divinities, including the Hindu deities Shiva, Indra, Krishna, and Vishnu. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2026 As part of the ritual that marks each sabbat, the earth and the divinities are venerated. — Helen A. Berger, The Conversation, 17 June 2022
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Noun
  • As befits the only child of such deities, the young Paweł, glimpsed in a series of snapshots, is all smiles.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • By the 17th century, shrines and temples were selling bits of wood or cloth inscribed with their names or deities.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Before artificial intelligence, humanity associated electricity with the realm of gods.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Old Greeks and gods—some famous, like Achilles and Patroclus, others whom even a classicist might struggle to recognize—chat and complain about their condition like real people or clever schoolboys.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Divinities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divinities. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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