Di*vin"i*ty (?), n.;
pl. Divinities (#). [F.
divinité, 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.
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