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# divinity

noun (divinity, divinities)

«divinity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The quality of being God or a god; being divine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/#m1)
2. A god or goddess: «Roman divinities». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/#m2)
3. (school, university) The study of religion and God; theology: «a Doctor of Divinity». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/#m3)
4. (sweets, US) A soft white sweet made with egg whites and sugar (also «divinity fudge»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/#m4)

### In the lessons

In religious education: Christians believe in the divinity of Jesus — that he is both God and man; other faiths and ancient peoples had their own divinities. In history: Greek and Roman divinities like Zeus and Jupiter. At universities: divinity schools train church ministers. Phrases: «the divinity of Christ», «divinity school», «a pagan divinity».

### Examples

- Christians believe in the divinity of Jesus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/#x1)
- The Romans worshipped many divinities. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/#x2)
- My uncle studied divinity before becoming a vicar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/#x3)
- Zeus was the king of the Greek divinities. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/#x4)
- The Egyptian temple was built for a sun divinity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/#x5)
- She made divinity sweets for the church bake sale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/#x6)
- This divinity was chiefly worshipped at Lampsacus, his birthplace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/#x7)

### Note

Countable for «a god», uncountable for the quality or subject. Adjective: «divine». Talk about beliefs respectfully: «Christians believe…», «The Greeks believed…».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «divinity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«divinity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/divinity.html) on Mova free.