divinity
/di'viniti/
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Definition
- 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
- the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
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- the quality of being divine
- ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs
- any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force