Divinity
(noun)
- The quality of being divine or god-like.
- The state or quality of being a deity.
- A deity or divine being.
- A branch of theology concerned with the study of God, religion and religious beliefs.
Origin:
Late middle english, from old french divinité, from latin divinitas, from divinus 'divine'.
Examples:
- The ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods, each with their own divinity.
- He believed in the divinity of Jesus and dedicated his life to spreading his teachings.
- The divinity of the sun was central to the beliefs of the Aztecs.
- She studied divinity at university in order to become a priest.
- The existence of divinity and the nature of the divine has been debated by theologians for centuries.