Di-vin'i-ty, n.
n. [Lat. divinitas, from divinus; Fr. divinité, Pr. divinitat, Sp. divinidad, It. divinità. See DIVINE, a.]
Sense 1. The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity; godhead.
When he attributes divinity to other things than God, it is only a divinity by way of participation. Stillingfleet.
Sense 2. The Deity; the Supreme Being; God.
'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us. Addison.
Sense 3. A pretended deity of pagans; a false god.
Beastly divinities, and droves of gods. Prior.
Sense 4. A celestial being, inferior to the supreme God, but superior to man. “God . . . employing these subservient divinities.” Cheyne.
Sense 5. Supernatural power or virtue.
They say there is divinity in odd numbers. Shak.
Sense 6. Awe-inspiring character; supreme dignity; loftiness.
There's such divinity doth hedge a king. Shak.
Sense 7. The science of divine things; the science which treats of God, his laws and moral government, and the way of salvation; theology.
Divinity is essentially the first of the professions. Coleridge.