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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
divinity \divin"ity\, n.; pl. divinities. f. divinit'e,
   l. divinitas. see divine, a.
   1. the state of being divine; the nature or essence of god;
      deity; godhead.
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            when he attributes divinity to other things than
            god, it is only a divinity by way of participation.
                                                  --bp.
                                                  stillingfleet.
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   2. the deity; the supreme being; god.
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            this the divinity that within us.     --addison.
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   3. a pretended deity of pagans; a false god.
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            beastly divinities, and droves of gods. --prior.
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   4. a celestial being, inferior to the supreme god, but
      superior to man.
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            god . . . employing these subservient divinities.
                                                  --cheyne.
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   5. something divine or superhuman; supernatural power or
      virtue; something which inspires awe.
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            they say there is divinity in odd numbers. --shak.
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            there's such divinity doth hedge a king. --shak.
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   6. the science of divine things; the science which treats of
      god, his laws and moral government, and the way of
      salvation; theology.
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            divinity is essentially the first of the
            professions.                          --coleridge.
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   case divinity, casuistry.
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see also:
divinities divine case divinity 

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