divinity
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- noun
- /dɪˈvɪnɪti/
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deidad
- As noted above, Jesus of Nazareth's particular achievement of divinity presupposes a general human capacity for transcendence.
- divinities and spirits
- Christ's divinity
- Jesus' divinity
There's a real self that wants to serve divinity and other living beings.
- There's a real self that wants to serve divinity and other living beings.
- So yes, it was competing divinities at that time.
- Then we get Alchemyum of Croton, attributing divinity to the sun, moon, and other heavenly bodies.
- You want to take their word as almost the word from some divinity, right?
- And I think that as you as you trace the intervention of divinity, if that's the case throughout human history, you have to bump up against the irrational.
- Possibility is, is the divinity that we're all that we all serve.
- He didn't call use the word God, but he's referencing a divinity of OK, and he believes in the soul.
Examples
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Miraculous proof of the king's divinity.
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If Jesus were to walk in here and proclaim his divinity what would happen?
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All men should know you as we do, Divinity.
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For some Christians, his divinity was enhanced.
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Constantine did not create Jesus' divinity.
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I, I think one of the biggest mistakes I've made and I think we make as humans is we often look for divinity in humanity.
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Their sacraments and rituals revealed divinity to be an explosion of energy giving form to time, matter, and space.
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Christians were persecuted because they adamantly refused to acknowledge the divinity of any gods other than their own.
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In many cultures, the worship of various deities reflects the belief in their divinity.
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The ancient Greeks honored multiple gods, each representing different aspects of life and nature, showcasing their divinity.
Synonyms
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A being with power beyond nature worshipped as controlling part of the world
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A woman that people worship because she has great magical power
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A god or goddess that people worship and think has power over part of the world
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A being that people worship in religion or old stories
Compounds
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An advanced degree in religion for people training to be priests or ministers
- Specialized
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A high university degree in religious study given to senior scholars
A light white fluffy candy made from whipped egg whites and sugar with nuts or vanilla
A first university degree in religious study for people training as Christian ministers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Divinity comes from the Latin word divinus meaning 'of a god' and from deus meaning 'god'. So a divinity is a god or goddess, a being people worship.