Divinity /(?)/

pl. Divinities

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.

2. The Deity; the Supreme Being; God.

   This the divinity that within us.

3. A pretended deity of pagans; a false god.

   Beastly divinities, and droves of gods.

4. A celestial being, inferior to the supreme God, but superior to man.

   God . . . employing these subservient divinities.

5. Something divine or superhuman; supernatural power or virtue; something which inspires awe.

   They say there is divinity in odd numbers.

   There's such divinity doth hedge a king.

6. 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.