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divinity
/dɪˈvɪnɪti/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
higher, most, next, odd, polemic
VERB + DIVINITY
books, doubt, reputed, say
DIVINITY + NOUN
jackson, numbers, tom
PREP.
in, in, on, with, with
Definitions
noun
1
The state, position, or fact of being a god or God.
They say there is divinity in odd numbers.
2
Synonym of deity.
You may leave out where you live and use either initials or an alias, since gods, buddhas and other divinities look only at our hearts.
At the base of the whole process by which divinities and demons were created, and rites for their propitiation and placation established, lay Fear - fear stimulating the imagination to fantastic activity.
3
A celestial being inferior to a supreme God but superior to man.
These beings are derogatory from the wisdom and power of the author of nature, who doubtless can govern this machin he cou’d create, by more direct and easie methods, than employing these subservient divinities.
4
The study of religion or religions.
Harvard Divinity School has been teaching theology since 1636.
5
A type of confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and white sugar.
A lot of it is food: Grits, fried green tomatoes, sweet potato pie, divinity, corn nuggets, hot tamales and crawfish are just some of the delicacies he has discussed.
name
1
A surname.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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They say there is divinity in odd numbers.
Wiktionary02
You may leave out where you live and use either initials or an alias, since gods, buddhas and other divinities look only at our hearts.
Wiktionary03
At the base of the whole process by which divinities and demons were created, and rites for their propitiation and placation established, lay Fear - fear stimulating the imagination to fantastic activ
Wiktionary04
My father's little library consisted chiefly of books on polemic divinity, most of which I read.
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The idea of his concealment, not only agrees very ill with his reputed divinity, but associates with it something of pusillanimity.
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The meeting of man and God must always mean a penetration and entry of the divine into the human and a self-immergence of man in the Divinity.
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