Divinity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Divinity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Divinity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
divinity 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 Synonym(s): deity, divinity, god, immortal the quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs" white creamy fudge made with egg whites Synonym(s): divinity, divinity fudge the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth Synonym(s): theology, divinity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Divinity \Divin"ity\, n.; pl. {Divinities}. [F. divinit[82], 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.