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Divinity Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Divinity? [n] the quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs" [n] the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth [n] white creamy fudge made with egg whites [n] any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force Synonyms \| Synonyms for Divinity: deity \| divinity fudge \| god \| immortal \| theology Related Terms \| Find terms related to Divinity: apologetics \| Buddhology \| canonics \| crisis theology \| dea \| deity \| deus \| deva \| devi \| devil-god \| dialogical theology \| divineness \| doctrinalism \| doctrinism \| dogmatics \| eschatology \| existential theology \| false god \| Fatherhood \| god \| goddess \| godhead \| godhood \| godlikeness \| godliness \| godship \| hagiography \| hagiology \| heathen god \| hierology \| idol \| immortal \| logos Christology \| logos theology \| Mariolatry \| Mariology \| Mercersburg theology \| natural theology \| neoorthodox theology \| neoorthodoxy \| pagan deity \| patristic theology \| phenomenological theology \| physicotheology \| rationalism \| religion \| scholastic theology \| secularism \| soteriology \| systematics \| the shining ones \| theology See Also \| Anglo-Saxon deity \| apologetics \| Arhant \| Arhat \| bailiwick \| Boddhisatva \| Bodhisattva \| branch of knowledge \| Celtic deity \| Chinese deity \| daemon \| demigod \| demiurge \| Demogorgon \| discipline \| earth-god \| Egyptian deity \| eschatology \| Fates \| field \| field of study \| fudge \| god of war \| goddess \| Graeco-Roman deity \| Greco-Roman deity \| Greek deity \| hermeneutics \| Hindu deity \| homiletics \| Hypnos \| Japanese deity \| liturgics \| liturgiology \| lohan \| Morpheus \| Norse deity \| pantheon \| Persian deity \| Phrygian deity \| quality \| Quetzalcoatl \| Roman deity \| saint \| sea-god \| Semitic deity \| snake god \| spiritual being \| study \| subject \| subject area \| subject field \| sun-god \| supernatural being \| Teutonic deity \| the Fates \| theodicy \| war god \| zombi \| zombie Divinity In Webster's Dictionary \Divin"ity\, 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.

Divinity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Divinity?

[n] the quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs"
[n] the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
[n] white creamy fudge made with egg whites
[n] any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

Divinity In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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