Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being divine: The nature, character, or status of a god or supreme being.
   • A divine being; a god or goddess: A supernatural being worshipped as having power over nature, human life, or some aspect of the world.
   • The study of religion and religious truth; theology: The academic discipline concerned with the nature of the divine and religious belief.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Quality of being divine):
  • Ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs.
  • Many religions attribute divinity to a single, all-powerful creator.
• Noun (Divine being):
  • The myth spoke of a pantheon of divinities controlling the forces of nature.
  • She prayed to the divinity for protection.
• Noun (Study of religion):
  • He earned a degree in divinity from the university.
  • The professor of divinity gave a lecture on comparative religion.

Advanced Usage

• "The Divinity": (Often capitalized) Used as a formal or respectful term for God, especially in Christian contexts.
  • They sought guidance from the Divinity.
• "Touched with divinity": A phrase describing something or someone possessing an extraordinary, sublime, or seemingly god-like quality.
  • Her voice was so beautiful it seemed touched with divinity.

Variants and Related Words

• Divine (adj): Of, from, or like God or a god.
  • They believed the king had a divine right to rule.
• Divine (v): To discover or perceive something by intuition or insight.
  • She claimed to divine the future from the stars.
• Divinely (adv): In a divine manner; by or from God.
  • The music was divinely inspired.

Synonyms

• Deity: A god or goddess.
• Godhood: The state or quality of being a god.
• Holiness: The state of being holy or sacred.
• Theology: The study of the nature of God and religious belief.

Related Phrases

• School of Divinity: A university department or faculty dedicated to the study of theology and religious studies.
  • He is the dean of the School of Divinity.
• Doctor of Divinity (D.D.): An advanced academic degree in theology.
  • The Archbishop was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity.

Related Idioms

• To have a divinity that shapes our ends: A literary phrase (from Shakespeare's ) suggesting a divine force or providence guides human destiny.
  • "There's a divinity that shapes our ends, / Rough-hew them how we will."

Noun

1. the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
2. white creamy fudge made with egg whites
3. the quality of being divine
   • ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs
4. any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force