- the quality of being divine; divine nature.
- deity; godhood.
- a divine being; God.
- (sometimes lowercase), the Divinity, the Deity.
- a being having divine attributes, ranking below God but above humans.
minor divinities.
- the study of divine things; theology.
- godlike character; supreme excellence.
DIVINITY definition: the quality of being divine; divine nature. See examples of divinity used in a sentence.
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divinity
c. 1300, "science of divine things, theology;" late 14c., "quality or character of being divine," also "a divine being, God," from Old French
devinité (12c.), from Latin
divinitatem (nominative
divinitas), from
divinus "of a god," from
divus "of or belonging to a god, inspired, prophetic," related to
deus "god, deity" (from PIE root
*dyeu- "to shine," in derivatives "sky, heaven, god"). Figurative meaning "that which is divine in character or quality" is from 1640s.
"science of divine things, theology;" late 14c., "quality or character of being divine,"… See origin and meaning of divinity.
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