noun, plural di·vin·i·ties.
- the quality of being divine; divine nature.
- deity; godhood.
- a divine being; God.
- the Divinity, (sometimes lowercase) the Deity.
- a being having divine attributes, ranking below God but above humans: minor divinities.
- the study or science of divine things; theology.
- godlike character; supreme excellence.
- Also called divinity fudge. a fluffy white or artificially tinted fudge made usually of sugar, corn syrup, egg whites, and flavoring, often with nuts.
noun plural -ties
- the nature of a deity or the state of being divine
- a god or other divine being
- the divinity (often capital) another term for God
- another word for theology
c.1300, “science of divine things;” late 14c., “quality of being divine,” also “a divine being,” from Old French devinité (12c.), from Latin divinitatem (nominative divinitas), from divinus (see divine (adj.)).