Hypertext Webster Gateway: "divinity"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Divinity \Di*vin"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Divinities}. [F. divinit['e],
L. divinitas. See {Divine}, a.]
1. The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God;
deity; godhead.

When he attributes divinity to other things than
God, it is only a divinity by way of participation.
--Bp.
Stillingfleet.

2. The Deity; the Supreme Being; God.

This the divinity that within us. --Addison.

3. A pretended deity of pagans; a false god.

Beastly divinities, and droves of gods. --Prior.

4. A celestial being, inferior to the supreme God, but
superior to man.

God . . . employing these subservient divinities.
--Cheyne.

5. Something divine or superhuman; supernatural power or
virtue; something which inspires awe.

They say there is divinity in odd numbers. --Shak.

There's such divinity doth hedge a king. --Shak.

6. The science of divine things; the science which treats of
God, his laws and moral government, and the way of
salvation; theology.

Divinity is essentially the first of the
professions. --Coleridge.

{Case divinity}, casuistry.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

divinity
n 1: any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part
of the world or some aspect of life or who is the
personification of a force [syn: {deity}, {god}, {immortal}]
2: the quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in
the divinity of the Pharaohs"
3: white creamy fudge made with egg whites [syn: {divinity
fudge}]
4: the rational and systematic study of religion and its
influences and of the nature of religious truth [syn: {theology}]


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