Dictionary entry

Divinity

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.