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Noun: divinity  di'vi-ni-tee
  1. The quality of being divine
    "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs"
     
  2. Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
    "Ancient cultures often had a divinity associated with the sun";
    - deity, god, immortal
     
  3. The rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
    "She earned a degree in divinity from the seminary";
    - theology
     
  4. White creamy fudge made with egg whites
    "The divinity fudge melted in her mouth";
    - divinity fudge

Derived forms: divinities

Type of: bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, fudge, quality, spiritual being, study, subject, subject area, subject field, supernatural being

Part of: pantheon

Encyclopedia: Divinity