divinity
noun/dɪˈvɪnəti/
/dɪˈvɪnəti/
(plural divinities)
- [uncountable] the quality of being a god or like God or a god
- the divinity of Christ
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- [countable] a god or goddess
- Roman/Greek/Egyptian divinities
- [uncountable] the study of the nature of God and religious belief synonym theology
- a doctor of Divinity
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas, from divinus ‘belonging to a deity’, from divus ‘godlike’ (related to deus ‘god’).
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