divinity

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈvɪnɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈvɪnɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di vin′i tē)

Inflections of 'divinity' (n): npl: divinities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•vin•i•ty /dɪˈvɪnɪti/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ties. 
  1. Religion the quality of being divine:[uncountable]questions about the divinity of Christ.
  2. Religion[countable] a divine being;
    God.
  3. Religion the study or science of divine things;
    theology:[uncountable]She studied divinity.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•vin•i•ty  (di vin′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. Religionthe quality of being divine;
    divine nature.
  2. Religiondeity;
    godhood.
  3. Religiona divine being;
    God.
  4. Religion the Divinity, (sometimes l.c.) the Deity.
  5. Religiona being having divine attributes, ranking below God but above humans:minor divinities.
  6. Religionthe study or science of divine things;
    theology.
  7. Religiongodlike character;
    supreme excellence.
  8. FoodAlso called divin′ity fudge′. a fluffy white or artificially tinted fudge made usually of sugar, corn syrup, egg whites, and flavoring, often with nuts.
  • Latin dīvīnitās. See divine, -ity
  • Anglo-French
  • Middle English divinite 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
divinity /dɪˈvɪnɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. the nature of a deity or the state of being divine
  2. a god or other divine being
  3. the divinity ⇒ (often capital)
    another term for God
  4. another word for theology
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