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divinity

Syllabification: (di·vin·i·ty)
Pronunciation: /diˈvinitē/
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Definition of divinity

noun

  • 1 (plural divinities) the state or quality of being divine:Christ’s divinity
  • the study of religion; theology:a doctor of divinity
  • a divine being; a god or goddess:busts of various Roman divinities
  • (the Divinity) God.
  • 2a fluffy, creamy candy made with stiffly beaten egg whites.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas, from divinus 'belonging to a deity' (see divine1)

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