divinity

Everyday

1. The quality of being God or a god; being divine. tree →
2. A god or goddess: «Roman divinities». tree →
3. (school, university) The study of religion and God; theology: «a Doctor of Divinity». tree →
4. (sweets, US) A soft white sweet made with egg whites and sugar (also «divinity fudge»). tree →

In the lessons

In religious education: Christians believe in the divinity of Jesus — that he is both God and man; other faiths and ancient peoples had their own divinities. In history: Greek and Roman divinities like Zeus and Jupiter. At universities: divinity schools train church ministers. Phrases: «the divinity of Christ», «divinity school», «a pagan divinity».

Examples

• Christians believe in the divinity of Jesus. tree →
• The Romans worshipped many divinities. tree →
• My uncle studied divinity before becoming a vicar. tree →
• Zeus was the king of the Greek divinities. tree →
• The Egyptian temple was built for a sun divinity. tree →
• She made divinity sweets for the church bake sale. tree →
• This divinity was chiefly worshipped at Lampsacus, his birthplace. tree →

Note

Countable for «a god», uncountable for the quality or subject. Adjective: «divine». Talk about beliefs respectfully: «Christians believe…», «The Greeks believed…».