divinity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪˈvɪnəti/ UK /dɪˈvɪnɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the state of being divine, a deity, or the study of theology

He studied divinity at the college before entering the priesthood.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being divine,... godhead deitygodhooddivinenesstheology god

Opposites

humanity mortality

Word family

Related forms divinedivinizedivinatory

Etymology

From Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas ('divine nature'), from divinus ('divine'), from divus ('god').

divinite Old French divinitas Latin divus Latin *deiwos Proto-Indo-European

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# divinity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈvɪnəti/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈvɪnɪti/

## Meanings
1. the state of being divine, a deity, or the study of theology

## Examples
- He studied divinity at the college before entering the priesthood.

## Synonyms
- godhead
- deity
- godhood
- divineness
- theology
- god

## Antonyms
- humanity
- mortality

## Related Forms
- divine
- divinize
- divinatory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: divinite
- Root: divinitas
- Root: divus
- Root: *deiwos

## Etymology
From Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas ('divine nature'), from divinus ('divine'), from divus ('god').

## AI Etymology
Divinity comes from Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas ('divine nature'), from divinus ('divine'), from divus ('god'). The etymological trail includes Old French divinite, Latin divinitas, Latin divus, and Proto-Indo-European *deiwos. As a noun, divinity names the state of being divine, a deity, or the study of theology. The same family is visible in related forms such as divine, divinize, and divinatory.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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