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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
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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as in God
capitalized 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 Greek myths feature dozens of chthonic divinities and forces. Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 Its degree programs, which include graduate degrees, masters of divinity and doctorates, are offered 100% tuition-free through the seminary’s endowment and fundraising, but growing maintenance costs associated with the more-than-century-old campus have become a burden. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 June 2025 This is consciousness-raising comedy about divinity, lust and landscaping that is also a beautiful balanced human drama. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025 By Paul Keane | Paul Keane is a Connecticut native, a Yale divinity School graduate and a retired Vermont teacher. Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for divinity
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Noun
  • When a deity threatens to destroy the Underworld, Prince Sloth must leave his beloved enchanted library and hunt down the Book of Nightmares, an artifact with the ability to destroy worlds.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 July 2025
  • Experts think this phrase may be a reference to a powerful female deity, but the origins of her name remain a mystery.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
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  • Territorial fans who didn’t want commercial pop audiences infiltrating their scene in the first place are never too thrilled about new listeners or the pop-leaning pivots from their rock gods.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
  • There have been entire weeks that the TV scheduling gods seemed to abandon, while honest-to-god breakouts have been few and far between.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025

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“Divinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divinity. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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