divinity

n. தெய்வத்தன்மை, கடவுள், தேவதை, தெய்வம், தெய்வத்தன்மை வாய்ந்தவர். பூசிக்கத் தக்கவர். இறைமையியல், பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் இறைமையியல் ஆய்வுத்துறை.

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Di*vin"i*ty, n.; pl. Divinities. Etym: [F. divinité, L. divinitas. See Divine, a.] 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. Bp. Stillingfleet. 2. The Deity; the Supreme Being; God. This the divinity that within us. Addison. 3. A pretended deity of pagans; a false god. Beastly divinities, and droves of gods. Prior. 4. A celestial being, inferior to the supreme God, but superior to man. God . . . employing these subservient divinities. Cheyne. 5. Something divine or superhuman; supernatural power or virtue; something which inspires awe. They say there is divinity in odd numbers. Shak. There's such divinity doth hedge a king. Shak. 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. Coleridge. , casuistry.

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