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divinity

divinity

11 8.1
The state of being like a god or very holy
  • noun
  • /dɪˈvɪnɪti/
translation icon : divinidad
  • We shouldn't treat each other like that, there is divinity within us.
  • divinity of Christ
  • divinity of Jesus
  • own divinity

There is an air of divinity that hangs over the concept of truth.

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Examples

  • There's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will.

  • There is an air of divinity that hangs over the concept of truth.

  • I see, I see my divinity, I see my connection with myself.

  • You feel a touch of divinity within your soul.

  • But in beauty, the memory of divinity remains.

  • The power and the quality of divinity.

  • Uh, I wanted to feel their relationship with nature, this extraordinary feeling of divinity that they had with-- with everything around them.

  • His thought was that beauty is the closest thing to divinity that remains in the modern world.

  • The reason it is such a powerful force within us is because through our divinity, among the things we transcend is fear.

  • Many ancient cultures believed in the divinity of their gods, attributing human traits to divine beings.

Synonyms

holiness
vsdivinity
70 5.8

A state of being pure and close to God or to religious things

focuses on resembling a deity rather than moral or spiritual purity
godhood
vsdivinity
6 7.8

The state of being powerful and worshiped by people

refers to the general quality of resembling a deity rather than full deity status
sacredness
vsdivinity
5 5.8

A quality that makes people treat something with deep religious respect

is about resembling a deity rather than being an object of worship
divineness
vsdivinity
8.4

The state of being like a god or very holy

means the same but is the alternative word form
godlikeness
vsdivinity
8.6

Being like a god in power or goodness

is the broader state of resembling a deity without stressing attributes

Compounds

An advanced degree in religion for people training to be priests or ministers

Doctor of Divinity
  • Specialized
1 8.6

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

How Divine

divinity
11 8.1
holiness
70 5.8
sacredness
5 5.8

Surface Forms

divinity singular
divinities plural

Morphology

divinity = divine (transparent) = divine + ity

A straightforward nominalization indicating the state or quality of being divine; meaning is directly predictable from 'divine' + '-ity'.

Etymology

Divinity meaning the quality of being godlike comes from Latin divinus 'of a god', so to call something 'divinity' is to say it has a 'divine' or godlike quality.