divinitie

Noun

divinity (countable and uncountable, plural divinities)

1. (uncountable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God.
   • They say there is divinity in odd numbers.a. 1598, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, act V, scene I

   Synonyms:

   deity, godhead, godhood, godliness, godship

   Antonyms:

   indivinity, nondivinity

   1. (countable) 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.
   2. A celestial being inferior to a supreme God but superior to man.
      • Near-synonyms: demigod, semigod
2. (uncountable) The study of religion or religions.
   • I studied divinity at Harvard Divinity School.

   Synonyms:

   godlore, theology

3. (US) A fudge-like 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.2023 December 22, Rick Rojas, “Explaining the South on Instagram, One Custom at a Time”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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