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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIVINITY, n. [L.]
1. The state of being divine; Deity; Godhead; the nature or essence of God. Christians ascribe divinity to one Supreme Being only.
2. God; the Deity; the Supreme Being.
Tis the Divinity that stirs within us.
3. A false God; a pretended deity of pagans.
Beastly divinities, and droves of gods.
4. A celestial being, inferior to the Supreme God, but superior to man. Many nations believe in these inferior divinities.
5. Something supernatural.
They say there is divinity in odd numbers.
6. The science of divine things; the science which unfolds the character of God, his laws and moral government, the duties of man, and the way of salvation; theology; as the study of divinity; a system of divinity.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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, divinity, 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, divinity fudge]
4: the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth [syn: theology, divinity]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ties) Date: 14th century 1. theology 2. the quality or state of being divine 3. often capitalized a divine being: as a. god 1 b. (1) god 2 (2) goddess 4. fudge made of whipped egg whites, sugar, and nuts

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state or quality of being divine. 2 a a god; a divine being. b (as the Divinity) God. 3 the study of religion; theology. Etymology: ME f. OF divinité f. L divinitas -tatis (as DIVINE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(divinities) 1. Divinity is the study of religion. = theology 2. Divinity is the quality of being divine. ...a lasting faith in the divinity of Christ's word. N-UNCOUNT: oft with poss 3. A divinity is a god or goddess. The three statues above are probably Roman divinities. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Deity, Godhead, divine nature, divine essence. 2. Theology, science of divine things. 3. Divine being, deity, god or goddess.

Moby Thesaurus

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