divinity

/dɪˈvɪnɪti/

divinity means A surname.

divinity is pronounced /dɪˈvɪnɪti/.

Etymology

From Old French divinité, from Latin divinitas. Composed of divine + -ity. Displaced native Old English godcundnes.

name

The state, position, or fact of being a god or God.e.g.“They say there is divinity in odd numbers.” — a. 1598, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, act V, scene I:
Synonym of deity.e.g.“You may leave out where you live and use either initials or an alias, since gods, buddhas and other divinities look only at our hearts.”
A celestial being inferior to a supreme God but superior to man.
The study of religion or religions.e.g.“Harvard Divinity School has been teaching theology since 1636.”
A type of confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and white sugar.e.g.“A lot of it is food: Grits, fried green tomatoes, sweet potato pie, divinity, corn nuggets, hot tamales and crawfish are just some of the delicacies he has discussed.” — 2023 December 22, Rick Rojas, “Explaining the South on Instagram, One Custom at a Time”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

deity 84% match — Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god. vs divinity →
divinityship 83% match — The status of being divine. vs divinity →
divineness 77% match — The quality of being divine; divinity. vs divinity →
deityhood 75% match — The state of being a deity; divinity vs divinity →
divinelike 73% match — Characteristic of divinity. vs divinity →
godhead 71% match — Divinity or godhood, divine essence or nature. vs divinity →
nondivinity 71% match — The quality of not being divine. vs divinity →
indivinity 69% match — Lack of divinity or divine power. vs divinity →